Grinde v. Tindall

In a claim and delivery action tried before the district court, Fergus County, without a jury, the court found plaintiffs are entitled to the possession of certain property constituting a fuel tank installation. Defendants appeal.

During World War II the United States government constructed and placed a fueling system on land belonging to Frank and Mary Hruska. The site was adjacent to the Lewistown Air Force Base and the government entered into a lease with Hruskas for the 7 acres of land upon which the fueling system was located. The lease provided that the structures placed on the land…