Board of County Commissioners v. Adkins

Rulon, J.:

C. G. Adkins (defendant) appeals from the district court’s judgment awarding $6,649.91 to Roy G. and Jean Phillips (intervenors-appellees) pursuant to the occupying claimants’ statute, K.S.A. 60-1004.

On March 29,1984, Adkins obtained title to property located at 1240 Scott in Kansas City, Kansas, and properly recorded his quitclaim deed in the office of the Wyandotte County Register of Deeds. Later,-the property was sold for $3,900.00 to the Phillipses at a judicial sale. Adkins, however, was not given proper notice of the sale.

On March 20, 1985, Adkins moved to set aside the sale…