Reetz v. Olson

The plaintiff brought this action in equity in the district court for Knox County to obtain judgment that he be de*622dared the actual owner of a school lease entered into with the Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings of Nebraska on certain land located in Knox County, and to compel the defendant, Ole Olson in whose name the lease was taken, to assign the lease to the plaintiff pursuant to and in compliance with an oral agreement made by and between the plaintiff and the defendant, Ole Olson. The defendant Frieda Olson, wife of Ole Olson, appearing to have no interest in the subject matter,…