Hollomon v. Board of Education

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

In the granting clause of his deed to the Board of Education, Pearson, “for and in consideration of five dollars to him in hand paid,” bargained, granted, sold, and conveyed to said board, and its successors in office, a described acre of land, it being declared in this clause of the deed that said lot was “to be used by said Board of Education as a public school for whites.” In the habendum clause said board was “to have and to hold the same for the uses aforesaid forever.” Eor some years past the Board of .Education had not been conducting a school on…