Broussard v. Middleton’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The Broussard-Middleton Deed . have GRANTED, SOLD and CONVEYED, and by these presents do GRANT, SELL and CONVEY unto the said R. M. Middleton, of the County of Chambers, State of Texas, (subject, however, to the exception and reservation of all the oil, gas and other minerals, also a certain right-of-way deed for a ditch, as hereinafter specifically indicated) all those certain tracts or parcels of land situated in Chambers County, Texas, about seven or eight miles southeast of the town of Anahuac, and also a one-sixty-fourth (Yei) royalty right and interest in and to said tracts of land, 1 and both the said tracts of land and the said one-sixty-fourth (⅞⅜) royalty right and interest therein, being particularly described as follows: FIRST: An undivided twenty-two-thirty-seconds (2%2) interest (795.5 acres) in and to 1157 acres of the R. E. Booth League, which was patented to R. E, Booth by Patent No. 368, Volume 7, dated April 24th, 1848, [then follows a description of the 1157 acres by deed and record references]. SECOND: An undivided three-fourths (%) interest (99.4 acres) in and to that certain tract of land containing 132.6 acres, and known as Survey No. 178, which was patented to Erastus Moss by Patent No. 177, Volume 9, dated December 12th, 1883, and of record in Vol. D, page 255, of said deed records. THIRD: An undivided three-fourths (¾) interest (480 acres) in and to Survey No. 74, containing 640 acres, patented tó H&TC Ry. Co. by Patent No. 421, [then follows a desc”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Middleton v. Broussard