Courtney v. Woodworth
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Coffey District Court. Ejectment, brought by Ellis Woodworth, to recover the-possession of 164 acres of land, and for the rents, issues and-profits thereof. The petition was filed October 6th 1870, and-alleged that Woodioorth was the legal owner, and entitled to-the possession of the premises described.
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Error from, Coffey District Court. Ejectment, brought by Ellis Woodworth, to recover the-possession of 164 acres of land, and for the rents, issues and-profits thereof. The petition was filed October 6th 1870, and-alleged that Woodioorth was the legal owner, and entitled to-the possession of the premises described. Courtney answered,, that he purchased the lands in question from James Wood-r-worth, the father of said Ellis, on the 19 th of September 1866, and had been in actual peaceable and exclusive possession and occupancy thereof ever since; that said purchase; was evidenced by a certain…
1Opinion of the Court
*450The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action for the recovery of real property. The facts of the ease are iu brief as follows: James Woodworth was the owner of a certain piece of land. On the 19th of September 1866 he sold it to John M. Courtney (plaintiff in error, defendant below,) for $500. One hundred dollars of the amount was paid down, and four promissory notes, each for $100, were given for the balance. The first note became due January 1st 1868, and was duly paid; the second note became due January 1st 1869, the third January 1st 1870, and the fourth…
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