Travelers' Insurance v. Kent

Howard, j.

The Brookston Academy was a private school corporation organized for the purpose of maintaining an institution of learning at Brooks-ton, in White county, Indiana. In April, 1866, the academy purchased the land here in controversy, being about five acres, situated in Prairie township, adjoining the town of Brookston. A school building was erected upon the grounds so purchased, and a school was maintained by the corporation until the year 1871, when the building and grounds passed, on sheriff’s sale, to one Cormican Hays, by deed dated February 7, 1871. On December 13, 1871, Hays…