Lovelace v. Southwestern Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. Suit by Ollie Lovelace and others against the Southwestern Petroleum Company and others. From a judgment for defendant (267 Fed. 504), plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit tf> recover the oil and gas rights in certain parcels of land in Lee county, Ky. The controversy arises thus: On January 4, 1908, the Miller’s Creek Lumber Company conveyed to John S. Robinson a tract of 2,000 acres, excepting therefrom 148 acres, known as the Malin Jones parcel. The deed of conveyance in terms reserved “a one-half undivided interest in all the minerals in, on, or und'er the land embraced by this conveyance.” Prior to December 8, 1910, Robinson and wife conveyed to one McIntosh 50 acres of the land without reservation, and to D. B.…
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