CRAIG v. UNKNOWN HEIRS, ETC.

Nos. 38878, 38879.

358 P.2d 835 (1961)

Willard CRAIG, Dot Cavanar Craig, Maggie Yount, Cora Palmer, Fleeda Goodrich, Birl Craig and Evert Craig, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Group I: UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES AND ASSIGNS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE, OF Samuel B. CRAIG, Deceased, and Caroline Craig, Deceased. Group II: Independence Community Corporation, a Corporation, Independent School District No. 29 of Cleveland County, and Independent School District No. 40 of Cleveland County, Defendants in Error. Willard CRAIG, Hallett Lawrence and Fleeda Lawrence, Formerly Goodrich, Plaintiffs in Error, v. INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY CORPORATION, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

January 10, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren H. Edwards, Pearson & Moon, Oklahoma City, for plaintiffs in error.

Ben Huey, Norman, for defendant in error Independence Community Corp.

Luttrell & Luttrell, Norman, for defendant in error Independent School Dist. No. 29 of Cleveland County.


BLACKBIRD, Vice Chief Justice.

This appeal involves a controversy concerning the title and right to possession of one acre of land with a school house, or building, and teacherage thereon, in a rural community of Cleveland County, known as "Independence."

Before establishment of the school thereon, the acre of land was conveyed by its owners Samuel B. and Caroline G. Craig to "The Trustees of School District No. 37...

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