Meixell v. Kirkpatrick
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wilson District Court. The history of this action, and the facts, appear in the opinion. At the May Term, 1881, of the district court, plaintiff Kirkpatrick had judgment for $7,500 and costs against defendant Meixell, who brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
The controversy between these parties has been pending since July, 1877, and, in one form or another, has been already three times in this court. (25 Kas. 13; 25 id. 19; 28 id. 315.) A brief history will help to a solution of the questions involved. On or about June 15, 1877, one Forsyth was the owner of certain municipal bonds issued by the townships of Cedar and Center, and the city of Fredonia, the par value of which was $8,000. On that day he entered into a contract in writing by which he gave to the plaintiff, the defendant in error,…
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