Bayha v. Doty

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Sloan, J.:

This was an action to quiet the title to the southwest quarter of section 21, in township 33, range 31, Seward county, Kansas.

The petition contained the usual allegations in such cases, including an allegation that the plaintiff and his grantors had been in the actual and exclusive possession claiming ownership to the-real estate for more than fifteen years immediately preceding the filing of the action.

The defendants in their answer alleged that they were the owners of the real estate by virtue of a tax deed issued by the county clerk of…