McDonald v. Wilmut Gas & Oil Co.

On July 31, 1931, the Public Service Corporation of Mississippi obtained, by deed, from the then owner of the land here in question, a right of way 16 feet in width entirely across said land, the right of way being for a gas pipe line, with a stipulation in the deed that the purchaser of the right of way “shall bury the pipe lines below plow depth so that it will not interfere with the cultivation of the soil,” and with the further stipulation that “the grantor reserves the use and enjoyment of said premises except for the purposes herein conveyed to purchaser.”

Soon thereafter, in the same…