School District No. 100 v. Barnes

Citations

• 110 Kan. 25
• 202 P. 849
• 1921 Kan. LEXIS 154

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Gift of Land for Schoolhouse Site — Land Accepted — Nature oj Title oj School District to the Land. Findings of fact that an owner of land offered a schoolhouse site to a school district and that the offer was accepted by the district were supported by the evidence, and a further finding limiting the right of the district to that of occupancy of the land for school purposes was not inconsistent with the former findings.</p> <p>2. Quieting Title — Admission of Certain Evidence Not Prejudicial. The admission of parol evidence concerning the terms of an offer of land to a school district for a schoolhouse site was not prejudicial even if the evidence was inadmissible.</p> <p>3. Same — Rulings Relating to Findings Not Erroneous. No error was committed in refusing to set aside findings of fact and conclusions of law or in refusing-to make other findings of fact and conclusions of law.</p> <p>4. Same — School District Not Authorized to Lease Any Portion'of the Site for Commercial Purposes. An offer to give to a school district land for a schoolhouse site and an acceptance thereof by the school district followed by undisputed occupancy for school purposes for more than thirty years does not convey to the school district the right to give an oil and gas lease to a third person so as to permit him to take from the land oil or gas for commercial purposes.</p>