Mills v. Pettigrew
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Allen District Court. This was an action brought by D. E. Pettigrew against C. Iv. Mills, James Mills, and others, to obtain possession of certain real estate situate in Allen county. All of the defendants answered and disclaimed any interest in the premises, except"' James Mills. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the possession of the premises, and for $120 for rents and profits. James Mills excepted, and brings the case here.
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Error from Allen District Court. This was an action brought by D. E. Pettigrew against C. Iv. Mills, James Mills, and others, to obtain possession of certain real estate situate in Allen county. All of the defendants answered and disclaimed any interest in the premises, except"' James Mills. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the possession of the premises, and for $120 for rents and profits. James Mills excepted, and brings the case here. It is conceded by the parties that the title of the premises passed from the United States to the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
PIortoN, C. J.:
After the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad Company obtained its title to the land in controversy from the United States, Henry Tidman obtained his deed from the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad Company, and B. S. Henning, the receiver of the company. The receiver was appointed March 5, 1875, in an *575action then pending in the United States circuit court for the state of Kansas, wherein the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company was plaintiff and the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad Company was defendant, to foreclose…
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