Ohio Oil Co. v. Wyoming Agency

OPINION

Kimball, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment quieting plaintiff’s title to the mineral estate or interest in 80 acres of land in Big Horn county. There were several defendants, but all disclaimed or defaulted, except appellant who hereafter will be called defendant.

The pleadings may be summarized briefly. The petition alleges that by various transfers and conveyances, plaintiff became, and is now, the owner of all minerals in the land, and entitled to the immediate possession thereof with the right to prospect, mine and operate therefor; defendant claims some interest in said…