Case Name: H. E. Towns v. G. F. Miller
Court: Kansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Kansas
Decision Date: 1907-07-05
Citations: 77 Kan. 846
Docket Number: No. 15,161
Parties: H. E. Towns v. G. F. Miller.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kansas Reports
Volume: 77
Pages: 846–846

Head Matter:
H. E. Towns v. G. F. Miller.
No. 15,161.
(91 Pac. 1133.)
Error from Lane district court; Charles E. Lob-dell, judge.
Opinion filed July 5, 1907.
Affirmed.
J. D. Lafferty, for plaintiff in error.
W. H. Russell, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Per Curiam:
Under the decision in the case of Bushey v. Hardin, 74 Kan. 285, 86 Pac. 146, the proceedings for the sale of the land in controversy were invalid from the beginning because a lawful sale could not be consummated during the term of the existing lease. It would open the door to juggling in the disposition of school-lands if proceedings to sell could be commenced in the lifetime of one lease on the theory that a second lease might be made to effectuate them. The proceeding to sell and the sale being invalid, the second lease was valid, and the judgment of the district court is affirmed.