State, Board of Educational Lands & Funds v. Bardsley

This is an action for a declaratory judgment to determine the ownership of a quonset metal building located on state school land under the management and control of the Board of - Educational Lands and Funds of the State of Nebraska and leased to the defendant. The trial court held that the building was owned by the defendant and the plaintiff board has appealed.

On October 18, 1943, the board executed a written lease to Section 36, Township 5 North, Range 36 West of the 6th P.M., in Chase County, Nebraska, to William O. Bardsley for a term of 25 years commencing on January 1, 1944. Upon the…