Young v. Vermillion

In Young v. Vermillion, 1999 OK CIV APP 114, 992 P.2d 917, the grantor owned the surface and 1/8 of the minerals. He quitclaimed his interest in the property to the grantee, but reserved a 1/2 interest in the minerals. The Court held that reserving 1/2 of the minerals, which was more than the 1/8 interest the grantor actually owned, had the effect of reserving all the minerals the grantor owned and thus no minerals were conveyed by the quitclaim deed.