Amoco Production Co. v. United States

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

In 1942, the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation (FFMC) conveyed by special warranty deed a fee simply interest in certain land in Summit County, Utah, to Hyrum and Florence Newton. The original deed and all copies other than a recorded version kept in the Summit County Recorder’s Office are apparently no longer in existence. The parties dispute the exact contents of the original 1942 deed. Appellants claim that the deed reserved to the FFMC a one-half mineral interest in the property. As recorded, however, the deed contains no such reservation.

In 1957, the FFMC conveyed by…