Missionary Baptist State Convention of Kansas v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action brought against the state under the provisions of G. S. 1949, 75-417, to cancel and set aside a deed and to acquire title to and possession of certain real estate in Shawnee county. From an order of the trial court sustaining defendants’ (appellees) demurrer to plaintiff’s (appellant) petition, as amended, they appeal.

The amended petition alleged, in substance, that The Missionary Baptist State Convention of Kansas, hereafter referred to as plaintiff, was a religious corporation and a member of the Industrial and…