GARRITY V. STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
99 Kan. 695, 162 P. 1167 (1917)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal of a decision that granted a demurrer.
FACTS: Garrity (P) sued to enforce an implied promise. P stated in his complaint that in
July 1911 a curator of mammals from the University of Kansas entered his farm and removed a
large and valuable fossil, and wrongfully converted it. He also stated that the curator was
an agent of the Board of Regents., and that the Board of Regents was a corporate body
created by the legislature to manage and control the state university. In 1913, the Board of
Regents was replaced with the State Board of Administration of Educational Institutions (D).
D was not a corporate body. P filed his action in 1914, and alleged that the fossil was
worth $2,500 and that he received no compensation for it. P claimed that D, as successor to
the Board of Regents, was subrogated to the rights, duties and responsibilities of the Board
of Regents, was subject to its obligations, and was liable for its debts and contracts. P
pled a breach of an implied contract to pay. D moved for a demurrer; the complaint does not
state a cause of action, and if it did it would be in tort, and that a tort action was
barred by the statute of limitations (two years for tort actions). P opposed the motion by
waiving the tort action and claiming recovery for an implied promise to pay on a breach of
contract action. The demurrer was sustained.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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