Prairie Producing Co. v. Schlachter

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

The principal question to be decided in this appeal is whether a deed conveyed a mineral interest or a royalty interest. We conclude that the deed conveyed a mineral interest and accordingly reverse the judgment of the trial court which held to the contrary.

On July 14, 1934, Mrs. J. H. Riner and B. E. Riner and wife executed a deed to R. R. MacDonald which conveyed an interest in a 675.4 acre tract and a 46.05 acre tract in Wood County. The deed is titled “Mineral Deed,” and states in its granting clause that the interest conveyed is “an undivided one-half interest in…