Hindman v. Shepard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This action was initiated by plaintiffs, D. A. Hind-man and Charley A. Lynd, to quiet their title to 333 acres of land located in Rooks County, Kansas. Some of the defendants answered denying plaintiffs’ title and by counterclaim they sought to establish their ownership, to have the plaintiffs ejected and to recover damages for wrongful possession. The plaintiffs prevailed in the court below. This appeal was taken by some of the defendants.

Plaintiffs’ (appellees’) title to the real estate is based upon a warranty deed from George W. Atherton…