Booge v. Ritchie
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum. — Error from Shawnee circuit court; J. B. Johnson, judge. Action of ejectment by H. D. Booge against Hale Ritchie. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings tlie case to this court.
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Memorandum. — Error from Shawnee circuit court; J. B. Johnson, judge. Action of ejectment by H. D. Booge against Hale Ritchie. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings tlie case to this court. The statement of the case, as made by Giliceson, P. J., is as follows : On the 26th of October, 1888, the plaintiff in error commenced his action in ejectment in the district court of Shawnee county, Kansas (which was afterward duly transferred to the circuit court of said county), against the defendant for the recovery of certain real estate in said county under and by virtue of a tax deed. In 1884 the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gilkeson, P. J. :
The errors assigned are : (1) The court erred in overruling the plaintiff’s motion to be allowed the full amount of taxes so paid by him, with interest and costs allowed by law; (2) the court erred in admitting testimony over plaintiff’s objection to show the excessive assessment in 1884 by the township trustee; and (3) the court erred in overruling' plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, and in rendering judgment for only $9.40, when, according to the law of the land, the judgment should have been' for $160.
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