Koester v. State
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Atohison District Court. On June 22, 1886, the following petition (omitting court, title, and verification) was filed in the district court of Atchison county: “I, J. T. Allensworth, assistant attorney general of the state of Kansas for Atchison county, for and on behalf of the state of Kansas, come now and give to the court the information, that it may be informed and understand that on the first floor of the building commonly known as 105 and 107, North Fifth…
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Appeal from Atohison District Court. On June 22, 1886, the following petition (omitting court, title, and verification) was filed in the district court of Atchison county: “I, J. T. Allensworth, assistant attorney general of the state of Kansas for Atchison county, for and on behalf of the state of Kansas, come now and give to the court the information, that it may be informed and understand that on the first floor of the building commonly known as 105 and 107, North Fifth street, and located on the south thirty-five feet of the north one-half of lots thirteen and fourteen in block fifteen,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The facts in this case are substantially as follows: Frederick Koester sr. is the OAvner of a two-story brick building, situated on lots 13 and 14, in block 15, in Atchison city. On June 13, 1883, he rented the premises to Heber S. Taylor for the period of one year, at the rate of one hundred and thirty-five dollars per month, payable in advance, Taylor having the option to continue the lease for four years from its termination, upon the same terms. Afterward Taylor sublet the first floor of the building to William T. Temme, Avho opened a…
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