Rutherford v. Randal

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• holding that in the absence of ambiguity, courts must not consider extrinsic evidence of intent, but rather limit consideration to the provisions in the written document itself
• holding that deed's reference to interest as that which grantor \received from his deceased parents\ did not alter the conveyance and instead was an \identifying reference\ to the land in which the interest was conveyed
• noting that absence of ambiguity in mineral deed negates justification for consideration of extrinsic evidence concerning original intent of grantor
• when deed is unambiguous, court will only search for grantor's intent as expressed within the \four corners\ of deed

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