Supreme Court of Arkansas
Barton Land Services, Inc. Martha Thomas Dee Thomas Theresa L. Townsend Tanya Thomas Guenvear Ward McKim Bobby R…
May 30, 20132013 Ark. LEXIS 263
Summary
The court affirmed summary judgment construing the blank-form 1929 mineral deed to convey the grantors' entire mineral interest in the described tracts. Applying Arkansas deed-construction statutes and the presumption that a grantor conveys the entire interest unless expressly limited, the court held that the blank percentage did not render the deed void or uncertain. Because the deed was unambiguous, the court also declined to consider a subsequent deed as parol evidence to alter its meaning.