Simon v. School Board of District No. 2

On May 14,1940, plaintiffs brought this action in ejectment, claiming title to that portion of land upon which defendants’ schoolhouse building stands. Defendant claimed title by adverse possession for a period longer than 15 years (3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 13964 [Stat. Ann., § 27.593]), and prevailed in the lower court where a trial by jury was had.

This appeal follows.

Plaintiffs and defendant are adjoining landowners ; defendant purchased its property on October 30, 1897, and plaintiffs secured their title in December 1918. Plaintiffs’ deed contained the following description:

“The southwest…