Snyder v. Bell
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Douglas District CouH. May 19, 1880, L. N. Snyder filed his bill of particulars before a justice of the peace of Douglas county, claiming judgment against Mrs. 8. B. Bell and H. S. Bell for the sum of $62.20, upon an award of fence viewers. Judgment was rendered in favor of Snyder against the Bells by the justice of the peace, and the defendants appealed the case to the district court.
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Error from Douglas District CouH. May 19, 1880, L. N. Snyder filed his bill of particulars before a justice of the peace of Douglas county, claiming judgment against Mrs. 8. B. Bell and H. S. Bell for the sum of $62.20, upon an award of fence viewers. Judgment was rendered in favor of Snyder against the Bells by the justice of the peace, and the defendants appealed the case to the district court. Trial had at the April Term of the district court for 1881, a jury being waived. The court Ayas requested to find the facts specifically, and state its conclusions of law thereon. This was done. The…
1Opinion of the Court
The' opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The question principally argued in the briefs is, "Was the adjudication of the fence viewers as to the amount of compensation awarded the plaintiff conclusive? íhis question is disposed of adversely to the plaintiff in the case of Grey v. Edrington, 29 Kas. 208. In that casé it was said:
“ The statute provides that the assignment of a share or part of the partition fence to each of the parties, to be kept up and *232maintained by them, shall be final, conclusive and binding upon both of the parties, and upon all succeeding occupants ■ of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Grey v. EdringtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
3Cited by1 opinion
- Snyder v. BellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885