Allen v. Douglass
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Jaehson District Court. Ejectment, brought by John C. Douglass, as guardian of the estate of Hattie R. Douglass, a minor, against W. A. Allen and others. To so much of the defendants’ answer as constitutes a counterclaim and cause of action for affirmative relief, the plaintiff demurred. At the March Term, 1882, the court sustained the demurrer, which ruling the defendants bring here. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action in ejectment, brought by defendant in error, plaintiff below, to recover the possession of. a tract of land in Jackson county. The petition was simply in the short form authorized by the statute, and alleged that the plaintiff was the owner and entitled to the possession of the land. The defendants answered, first by a general denial, and further by a count in which they alleged that they were the owners and in the possession, and also that they held certain tax titles upon the property. They also stated that they had paid…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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