Shaw v. Kirkwood
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Washington District Court. Action brought by Shaw against Kirkwood, to quiet the title to certain real estate. Trial at the August Term, 1877, of the district court, and judgment for the defendant. Shaw brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action to quiet title to real estate. The defendant in his answer not only interposed a general denial to the plaintiff’s petition, but also alleged that he himself was the' owner of the property and in the possession thereof, and that thé plaintiff’s claim thereto was worthless and void. The defendant alleged in his answer that the only claim which the plaintiff had to the property was founded upon a tax deed, which tax deed he alleged was worthless and void on account of numerous irregularities in the tax proceedings, which…
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