Legal Opinion · Dissent

O'Keefe v. Behrens

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided April 7, 1906No. 14,566Published

Error from Montgomery district court; Thomas J. Flannelly, judge.

1DissentJohnston, C. J.

(dissenting) : Although not free from doubt, I incline to the view that the statute of limitations does not apply to a void sale. To give the. probate court jurisdiction to order a sale of land by *481an administrator, notice to the heirs is essential. (Michel v. Hicks, 19 Kan. 578, 21 Am. Rep. 161; Rogers v. Clemmans, 26 Kan. 522; C. K. & N. Rly. Co. v. Cook, 43 Kan. 83, 22 Pac. 988.) A sale without jurisdiction is a nullity, and the purchaser acquires no title. (Coulson v. Wing, 42 Kan. 507, 22 Pac. 570, 16 Am. St. Rep. 503.) An absolutely void sale and deed never start the statute of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Pursley v. HayesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
  2. Good v. NorleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
  3. Hall's Heirs v. DodgeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
  4. Mickel v. HicksSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
  5. Taylor v. MilesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1870

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