Holbrook v. Board of Education

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The heirs of William E. Lovvorn brought action against the Jefferson County Board of Education seeking to be awarded title to and possession of a small tract of land which Lovvorn had deeded to the board of education in 1915. The heirs claimed that under the terms of the deed a forfeiture would result if the board failed to continue to operate a school on the land, and that when the board discontinued the school in 1955 the land reverted to the heirs. The trial court held that the board had acquired a fee simple title. The heirs appeal from the judgment.

The 1915 deed,…