Menger v. Carruthers
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum. — Error from Douglas district court; •A. W. Benson, judge. Action in ejectment by Virginia Ridley Carruthers and others against Anna G. M. Menger and 0. A. Menger. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants bring the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Clark, J. :
This is an action brought in the district court of Douglas county to recover posession of lot No. 50, Connecticut street, in the city of Lawrence. The plaintiffs are the children and heirs at law of one Jerome S. Ridley, deceased, and, as such, claim to have inherited the fee in said real estate. The defendants claim to own the fee under a title acquired through sales of the land for taxes regularly asseásed against it, and also by adverse posession for the statutory period. The trial court made special findings of fact and conclusions of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chaffraix v. ShiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Wallach v. Van RiswickSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Gray v. UlrichSupreme Court of Kansas · 1871
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BosworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
3Cited by3 opinions
- Jamison v. FlannerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
- Menger v. CarruthersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1896
- Letson v. RoachCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1897