State, Board of Educational Lands & Funds v. Haberman

This is an action for a declaratory judgment to ascertain the relative rights of a tenant of school lands and the Board of Educational Lands and Funds in certain improvements placed on the land by the tenant. Judgment was entered for the defendant-tenant. We affirm.

Involved are buildings of various types, wells, fences, and land leveling. Several of the buildings, including a house and three metal grain bins, were on permanent-type concrete foundations. All the improvements were made prior to September 14, 1953, with the exception of one 4,300 bushel-capacity grain bin erected without…