Wooley v. Shell Petroleum Corp.

WATSON, Justice.

Mary L. Fowler died, intestate and without issue, seised of a tract of land later found to be of great value for its mineral content. Its title is the subject-matter of this litigation.

After this event, Clara Fowler and J. H. Bradley quitclaimed the land to O. O. Bradley, who quitclaimed it to Nora Berry. The latter conveyed interests to A. T. Chesley and Powhatan Carter. Thereupon Berry, Chesley, and Carter instituted suit against unknown heirs of Mary L. Fowler and unknown claimants of the land, and obtained a default judgment quieting their title. Thereupon Berry, Chesley,…