O'Neal v. Ball

WILSON, Justice.

Church trustees sued appellant in trespass to try title and to cancel a mineral reservation in his deed to them. Judgment was rendered after a non-jury trial can-celling the reservation, removing the cloud alleged to have been cast thereby on the trustees’ title, and vesting in them the title to oil, gas and minerals. No findings or conclusions were requested or filed.

The fact issue presented is whether appellant as grantor had the reservation inserted in the deed after he executed it. Appellant says there is no evidence it was subsequently added, as the trustees alleged.…