Keith v. Keith
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Brown District Court. Two actions, which were heard and considered together in this court. All necessary facts, pleadings, and proceedings therein, are stated in the opinion. At the May Term, 1880, of the district court, Uri S. Keith, as plaintiff, recovered a certain judgment against defendant, Lamar B. Keith, who brings the case here.
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Error from Brown District Court. Two actions, which were heard and considered together in this court. All necessary facts, pleadings, and proceedings therein, are stated in the opinion. At the May Term, 1880, of the district court, Uri S. Keith, as plaintiff, recovered a certain judgment against defendant, Lamar B. Keith, who brings the case here. The said plaintiff brings the other case to this court, and asks that upon the findings of fact, the decree of the court below should be so corrected as to. confirm to him the entire property in litigation.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
On February 2, 1872, Uri S. Keith commenced an action in the district court of Brown county against Parthenia J. Keith, for a partition of the southeast quarter of section 15, in township 1, of range 18, in that county. The petition alleged that the plaintiff and defendant were seized in fee in equal and undivided moieties as tenants-in-common of the real estate. Personal service of the summons was made upon the defendant, Parthenia J. Keith, on the 9th day of February, 1872. On March 2, 1872, an answer was filed to the petition, alleging…
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