Fearns v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Erren' from Chctse District Court. , ACTION brought by The Railroad Company against Fearns and another, to recover certain land in Chase county. Trial by the court, at the December Term, 1882, and finding and judgment for plaintiff. The defendants bring 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 in the nature of ejectment, brought by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Eailroad Company against Elizabeth Fearns, to recover the south half of the southeast quarter of section 21, in township 20 south, of range 8 east, in Chase county. Before the final trial of the case, Elizabeth Fearns died, and the action was revived against her heirs, Chaifies Fearns and Catherine Gleason. The final trial was by the court, without a jury, and the court, after delivering an opinion in the case, found generally in favor of the…
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