State v. Griggs County

Morris, Oh. J.

This is an action brought by the state of North Dakota as owner and trustee of the permanent school fund to quiet title to a half section of land in Griggs county. The defendant appeals from an adverse judgment and demands a trial de novo.

The record discloses that one Ole E. Larson purchased the land in question from the State Bank of Jessie on a contract for deed. Thereafter and on July 20, 1929, the bank conveyed the land to Larson by a quitclaim deed which was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Griggs county on July 26, 1929. The state of North Dakota, acting…