Independent School District v. Smith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polls; District Court. — Lawrence DeGraee, Judge. Suit to quiet title in plaintiff to certain property used by it for school purposes. The defendants named were the original grantors of the property. The petition and notice were also addressed to unknown defendants and to unknown minor defendants. A guardian ad liten*, duly appointed by the court, defended for the unknown minor defendants. A taxpayer also intervened, resisting the claim of the plaintiff.
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Appeal from Polls; District Court. — Lawrence DeGraee, Judge. Suit to quiet title in plaintiff to certain property used by it for school purposes. The defendants named were the original grantors of the property. The petition and notice were also addressed to unknown defendants and to unknown minor defendants. A guardian ad liten*, duly appointed by the court, defended for the unknown minor defendants. A taxpayer also intervened, resisting the claim of the plaintiff. The trial court entered decree finding the plaintiff to be the absolute owner of the real estate described in the petition. The…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, C. J.
— The plaintiff, an independent school district, acquired the real estate described in its petition for school purposes, and has occupied and used the same for such purposes ever since. It consists of one half of a city block, and is occupied by a large school building, which is now used as such. The plaintiff district is extensive in its area, comprising the entire city of Des Moines. It has, therefore, many school properties in many localities. The shifting of school population has been such in recent years as to render the location of the school property involved herein highly…
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