Bryan v. Thomas

CULVER, Justice.

The petitioners, W. C. Bryan, together with his children and the heirs of J. E. Johnson, brought this suit under the provisions of the Texas Declaratory Judgment Act to construe a mineral deed executed by Mrs. Josie Bryan, the widow, and the children of W. B. Bryan, in favor of C. W. Thomas and for a decree determining the mineral interests of the parties in a certain tract of land situated in Hunt County. The deed to Thomas recited a conveyance of “all of our undivided interest” in and to all the oil, gas and other minerals in and under the described tract of land, together…