Hunter v. Rosebud County

This is an appeal from an action instituted to quiet title to the minerals, mineral interest, and mineral estate previously severed from a parcel of real property located in Rosebud County Montana. Plaintiffs (hereinafter Hunters) appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants, Boyd Kincheloe, True Oil Company, Petro-Lewis Funds Inc., et al. (hereinafter Kincheloes). We affirm. •

The issues on appeal are:

1. Whether there was a merger of the mineral estate and the remaining estate.

2. Whether the Hunters’ claims are barred by virtue of the doctrine of laches.

The facts of…