Legal Opinion

Board of County Commissioners v. Spearman

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided March 8, 1913No. 18,020PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Neosho district court.

1Opinion of the Court

*107The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

Action by the county to foreclose a tax lien.

The court sustained a demurrer to the answer of appellant. ' The only question is whether the answer stated a defense good as against a general demurrer. The objections to the answer are that the material facts are stated in general terms and amount to mere conclusions of the pleader. The lien sought to be foreclosed is for special taxes assessed against appellant’s land to pay for the construction of a levee by a drainage district. The answer alleged that the levee was never completed, that it…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gilmore v. NortonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
  2. Gano v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Kansas · 1912
  3. Meagher v. MorganSupreme Court of Kansas · 1865
  4. Hayes v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1911
  5. McPherson v. KingsbakerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1879

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kinderknecht v. HensleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1945
  2. Engelbrecht v. HerringtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1918
  3. Kirkland v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1919
  4. Munger v. BeiderwellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1942
  5. Roberts v. PendletonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914

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