Has Ejusdem Generis as Applied to Mineral Deeds Been Accepted in Texas

Date

1970

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Looks to the effect of Guinn v. Acker, a Texas Court of Civil Appeals for Tyler case. The decision applied the interpretation aid of the rule of ejusdem generis, which dictated that when there is a list of particular things followed by general words, the general shall be construed in light of the specific, to a mineral deed. The deed, which read “oil, gas and other minerals,” was interpreted such that “other minerals” meant minerals that were, like oil and gas, underground. This would then be interpreted to excluded iron and iron ore at the surface, regardless of the scientific or technical meaning of “minerals.”

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Keywords

Ejusdem generis, Mineral deed, Mineral rights, Surface rights, Iron, Guinn v. Acker, Case note

Citation

2 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 164