Kinne v. Waggoner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This lawsuit arose between two farmers over the possession of a narrow strip of land at and near the boundary line between their farms.

The plaintiff, Theron T. Kinne, holds title to the east 70 acres of a quarter section of land in Neosho county. One of the defendants, Amelia Waggoner, by quitclaim deed from her husband, J. 0. Waggoner, holds the title to the remainder of the quarter — the west 90 acres of it. During many years the plaintiff’s farm has passed from one owner to another as “70 acres off the east side of the southwest quarter,”…