Crews v. Burke

BLACKBIRD, Justice.

This appeal involves the distribution of the proceeds of oil and gas production on a 240-acre tract of land in Kay County,

Plaintiffs in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs, were originally the owners of the entire fee in said tract. Before the land was leased for oil and gas exploration, plaintiffs, as grantors, executed and delivered to John Patrick Burke and his wife, Margaret M. Burke, as grantees, an instrument of conveyance entitled “Sale Of Oil And Gas Royalty.” Said instrument provided, among other things, that “no part” of future oil and gas lease bonuses…