Independent School District No. 1 of Harper County v. Lenz

BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.

Years ago, there came into being on some Harper County land a large brick schoolhouse and two frame buildings known as the Rosston School. By and by the facilities were abandoned after the Rosston School District was annexed to the Laverne School District. The Rosston improvements were built with taxpayers’ money on land granted subject to reversion of title to grantors “at any time it ceases to be used for school or educational purposes.” The school district brought this action in 1977. against George Lenz, grantors’ successor in title, asking for a “declaratory judgment”…