Gawryluk v. Poynter

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] William H. Plagemen, Jr., the trustee of the Catherine M. Viola Trust (“Viola Trust”), appealed from a judgment quieting title to twenty-five mineral acres in a tract of land in Billings County to James Gawryluk. We hold an August 17, 1951, mineral deed from A.M. Poynter, the Viola Trust’s predecessor in interest, to G.A. Crafton, Gawryluk’s predecessor in interest, entitled Gawryluk to quiet title to the twenty-five mineral acres. We affirm.

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[¶2] In 1930, the State, through a mortgage foreclosure, acquired the surface and all the minerals under a tract of land in…