Devena v. Common School District No. R-16

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, C. J.:

This was an action in ejectment to recover the possession of one square acre of land. Judgment was for the defendants and the plaintiff appeals.

The conditions and circumstances under which the case was submitted to the district court require a detailed recital of the pleadings from which, omitting preliminary averments, superfluous allegations and prayers, we quote:

“Petition.

“1. Plaintiff resides . . . at . . . Buhler, . . .

“2. Common School District R-16 is a regularly organized and existing common school district at Buhler, Kansas,…