Miller v. Edgerton
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Cherokee District Court. The opinion states the nature of the action, and the facts. Trial at the April Term, 1886, and judgment for the plaintiffs. The defendant Miller brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Holt, C.:
This action was tried by a jury, in the Cherokee district court, at the April term, 1885. There was a verdict in favor of plaintiffs below, defendants in error, for $5,000. The court overruled a motion for a new trial, upon the condition that the plaintiffs would remit all of the *37verdict in excess of the sum of $1,187.41; plaintiffs consenting, a judgment was rendered for such amount.
This action was based upon the following alleged facts: John N. Miller died, in Cherokee county, Kansas, in August, 1882, leaving as his heirs his widow, Mary V. Miller, defendant, and Mary E.…
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