Brown v. Steele
Supreme Court of Kansas
Brror from Wyandotte District Court. Brown, and four others, claiming to be the owners of an undivided half-interest in certain lands in Wyandotte county, brought this action against Steele, and three others, to assert such right. Trial at the July Term, 1878, of the district court, and judgment for the defendants. New trial denied, and the plaintiifs bring the case here. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
Plaintiifs, claiming to be the owners of an undivided half-interest in a tract of land in Wyandotte county, brought their action in the district court of that county to assert that right. The case was tried by the court, without a *673jury. A general finding and judgment were for defendants, and plaintiffs allege error.
The facts are these: The land was patented to Nancy Bluejacket, a Shawnee Indian, whose Indian name was Wahna-so, and patented under the treaty of May 10, 1854. She died unmarried, and both parties hereto claim to be the heirs, or…
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