Bubb v. Cain
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Rice District Court. On October 27, 1885, Roger Cain commenced an action against George Bubb and Joseph Herdock, before John Van Patten, a justice of the peace of Sterling township, Rice county, for the recovery of $200. A trial was had before the justice, aud on November 27, 1885, a judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants for $180 and costs, and afterward an appeal was attempted to be taken by the defendants to the district…
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Error from Rice District Court. On October 27, 1885, Roger Cain commenced an action against George Bubb and Joseph Herdock, before John Van Patten, a justice of the peace of Sterling township, Rice county, for the recovery of $200. A trial was had before the justice, aud on November 27, 1885, a judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants for $180 and costs, and afterward an appeal was attempted to be taken by the defendants to the district court. On January 5, 1886, the plaintiff appeared in the district court by E. P. Green, his attorney, and filed the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
The sole question presented for consideration in this case is, whether the district court erred in dismissing the appeal. The judgment of the justice of the peace was rendered on November 27,1885. An appeal bond was properly drawn up, signed, and inclosed in a letter, and this letter was properly registered and deposited in the post office at Ellin wood on December 2, 1885, and addressed to John Van Patten, the justice of the peace, at Sterling, Kansas, where he received his mail, and the letter was received at that post office on the…
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