Legal Opinion
Leathers v. Leathers
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 2, 2017No. 15-3264, 15-3280PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McHUGH, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case involves a dispute over the ownership of mineral rights appurtenant to several tracts of land located in Haskell County, Kansas, as well as the royalties due on those mineral rights. Michael Leathers and his brother Ronald Leathers each inherited half of these mineral rights from their mother. 1 But an error in a quit claim deed subsequently executed between the brothers left it unclear whether Ronald’s one-half interest in the mineral estate had been conveyed to Michael.
In January 2007, Michael filed a lawsuit seeking to quiet title to the…
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