Grissom v. Guetersloh

DENTON, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by Chris D. Gue-tersloh and others against J. E. Grissom and others to settle a dispute between the parties as to the interpretation to be given a warranty deed from Hardy and J. E. Grissom conveying 614.4 acres of land to Chris D., W. C. and M. F. Guetersloh.

The deed executed in January of 1934 contained the following clause which constitutes the basis for this controversy:

“and also reserving and excepting from this conveyance an undivided one-sixteenth l-16th of all the oil, gas and other minerals in and under the tract of land hereby conveyed;…