Becker v. Rolle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This is a quiet title action in which plaintiffs seek to quiet their title to an undivided one-half mineral interest in a half section of land in Lane County. Plaintiffs and their predecessors in title are and have been the undisputed owners of the surface rights and a one-half interest in the mineral rights in the land in question.

The controversy stems from the failure of the original grantees to record the instrument of conveyance or to list for taxation the undivided one-half mineral interest as required by K. S. A. 79-420 and its…