Legal Opinion
City of Topeka v. Cowee
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 15, 1892PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Error from Shawnee Circuit Court. Ejectment by Cowee against the City. Judgment for plaintiff July 21, 1891. The defendant comes to this court. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Stjrang, C.:
Action in ejectment, for the recovery of the possession of a tract of land 80 feet by 225 feet, part of a larger tract fully described in the petition in the case. The case was tried by the circuit court of Shawnee county, resulting in a judgment for the plaintiff below. Motion for a new trial was heard and overruled. The court below: made the following findings of fact:
“ 1. The plaintiff became the owner of part of the land in controversy on June 8, 1868, and the remainder on May 5, 1871.
“2. Taxes have been assessed on the entire tract of land belonging to the plaintiff…
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