Armour v. Smith

HARDY, Judge.

This action was instituted by plaintiffs seeking a cancellation of the mineral rights in described property located in Webster Parish, and from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, the defendants have appealed.

The chronological facts are as follows:(1). On December 18, 1936, Andrew C. Burns acquired the fee title to the subject property by deed of conveyance from Drew Burns, in which the vendor reserved one-fourth of the mineral rights.(2). On December 6, 1939, Andrew C. Burns conveyed the subject property in fee to the plaintiff herein, Mrs. Cortez Burns Armour, reserving all the…