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What Did the Mineral Deed Convey?

By Charles Sartain on April 9, 2020
Posted in Land Titles, Title Issues

WTX Fund, LLC v. Brown, is Texas mineral deed construction case.

In the same year as that crazy thing happened at Coogan’s Bluff, the Roaches executed a Mineral Conveyance to the Holts. Let’s review the transaction and ask ourselves why – or if – there had to be so many “intentions” clauses in addition to…

Was the Royalty Reservation “Floating” or “Fixed”?

By Charles Sartain on February 27, 2014
Posted in Land Titles, Title Issues

The question in Graham v. Prochaska: Did the grantors in a 1950 Texas warranty deed reserve a “floating” 1/2 royalty interest or a “fixed” 1/16th royalty?

The Deed

At issue were three provisions:

  • “Save and except there is reserved … ½ of the 1/8th royalty to be provided in any and all leases

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