Kaufman v. Christy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was commenced by Kaufman to recover money which he paid for a patent right claimed to have been purchased from Christy. The verdict and judgment were for the defendant and the plaintiff appeals.

The petition alleged that the Burner Grate Manufacturing Company was the owner of certain patents for oil and fuel burners. The defendant represented to the plaintiff that he had certain rights under the pat*555ents, vested in him by a lease from the manufacturing company, covering Sedgwick county. On July 27, 1911, the plaintiff and the…