Legal Opinion
Smith v. Graham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 26, 1985No. 9401PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.
Harold W. Smith and others appeal from a declaratory judgment which construed four deeds as conveying only working interests in certain oil and gas leases rather than fee mineral interests. They contend that, as a matter of law, the deeds conveyed mineral interests, and the trial court erred in not so finding. We agree.
Except for the names of the grantees and the extent of the interests transferred to them, all four deeds read thusly:
STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF GREGG:
WHEREAS, Sam F. Jordan and Carl Bruce are the owners of various oil, gas and mineral leases and mineral…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- First National Bank in Dallas v. KinabrewCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Garrett v. Dils CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Murphy v. DilworthTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Alford v. KrumTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Smiley v. ThomasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
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