Ida-Therm, LLC v. Bedrock Geothermal, LLC

J. JONES, Justice.

Ida-Therm, LLC, appeals a summary judgment in favor of Bedrock Geothermal, LLC, holding that a reservation of “all the oil, gas, and minerals, in, on, or under the surface of [deeded] lands,” in a 1946 warranty deed included the geothermal resources underlying the property. We reverse.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 19, 1946, Arthur J. Bell and his wife, Vinnie O. Bell, conveyed land in Bonneville County, Idaho (the Bell Property) via warranty deed (the Bell Deed) to C.C. Mann. The Bell Deed reserved to Arthur and Vinnie “all the oil, gas, and minerals, in, on, or…