Supreme Court of Louisiana November 2, 1925, No. 26981. (Bodcaw Lumber Co. v. Cox)

THOMPSON, J.

On October 28, 1918, the plaintiff sold to R. B. Oox 40 acres of land described in the petition and located in the parish of Webster, but reserved to itself all of the gas, oil, and minerals under said land for a period of 15 years, to ,date from December 29, 1916.

On January 24, 1921, R. E. Cox sold the land to Cune Cox, no reference being made in said deed to the mineral rights.