Classen v. Federal Land Bank of Wichita

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

The Federal Land Bank of Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, (Land Bank) appeals from a judgment in favor of Frank H. and Helen Classen (the Classens) quieting their title to the oil, gas and other minerals under two quarter sections of land in Meade County.

The basic facts are not in dispute and were agreed to by stipulation of the parties. The stipulated facts pertinent to the issues in this appeal were:

“1. The Defendant, The Federal Land Bank of Wichita, was previously the owner of fee title to the surface and minerals in and under the following…