Bell v. Keepers
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wyandotte District Court. Action by Keepers against Belli, to recover certain damages. Plaintiff’s petition stated five distinct causes of action. Trial at the April term, 1886; the jury returned a general verdict for plaintiff for $891.65 damages — $200 thereof being upon the first cause of action, $150 thereof upon the third cause, and $41.65 thereof on the fourth cause. Judgment accordingly for the plaintiff. The defendant brings the case here.
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Error from Wyandotte District Court. Action by Keepers against Belli, to recover certain damages. Plaintiff’s petition stated five distinct causes of action. Trial at the April term, 1886; the jury returned a general verdict for plaintiff for $891.65 damages — $200 thereof being upon the first cause of action, $150 thereof upon the third cause, and $41.65 thereof on the fourth cause. Judgment accordingly for the plaintiff. The defendant brings the case here. The opinion states the material facts.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Holt, C.:
John Keeepers, the defendant in error, brought this action against S. B. Bell, and set forth in his petition five distinct causes of action. A general verdict was rendered in his favor, and special findings for amount of recovery upon the first, third and fourth causes of action. The first cause of action arose from the following facts: In April, *1061884, Bell agreed to sell to Keepers three pieces of property, twor tracts of real estate, and a bam, which was treated by both parties as personal property. There was a contract entered into in writing, stipulating that…
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