Surety Royalty Company v. Sullivan

DAVISON, Justice.

This is a suit of equitable cognizance wherein Surety Royalty Company, as plaintiff, seeks to quiet title to mineral interests in some 113 acres of land in Kay County, Oklahoma, against S. J. Buffington, as defendant. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

Defendant’s grantor, Neal A. Sullivan, was originally a party defendant, but he filed a disclaimer and has no interest in the litigation. The other defendant, Kano-tex Refining Company, claimed no interest in the realty, but was purchasing the oil runs therefrom. The only question for…