Moore v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wilson district court; Leander Still-well, judge. STATEMENT. Plaintiff brought this suit against Joel Griffin and wife to quiet the title to 160 acres of land in Wilson county. The case was tried by the court and defendants had judgment, of which plaintiff complains. On September 24, 1894, defendants owned the land :in fee.
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Error from Wilson district court; Leander Still-well, judge. STATEMENT. Plaintiff brought this suit against Joel Griffin and wife to quiet the title to 160 acres of land in Wilson county. The case was tried by the court and defendants had judgment, of which plaintiff complains. On September 24, 1894, defendants owned the land :in fee. On that date they conveyed by general warranty deed to Susan J. Gore, who afterward conveyed to another, and by regular conveyances the title passed to plaintiff, March 5, 1901. The deed made by defendants to Susan J. Gore contained an exception, or reservation,…
1Opinion of the Court
*166The opinion of the court was delivered by
Porter, J.:
Plaintiff in error fails to specify in his brief any errors complained of, as required by rule 10 of this court, and the judgment might be affirmed for this reason. It is a case, however, in which particular specifications are not so material. The main contention is that the judgment is not sustained by sufficient evidence and is contrary to law.
Most of the testimony was in reference to the actual knowledge plaintiff had of the lease and exception referred to in the first deed. The court very properly ruled all of it out of the case. Whether…
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