Douglass v. Byers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action brought by John 0. Douglass against James L. Byers to recover a tract of ground in the city of Leavenworth which *60had been occupied by Byers and upon which he had paid taxes for a great many years. The first trial- resulted in favor of Byers, but upon a review the judgment was reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial. (Douglass v. Byers, 59 Kan. 481, 53 Pac. 523.) At a later trial Byers admitted the invalidity of bis tax deed, conceded that Douglass held the legal title to the property, and asked for an…