Board of Commissioners v. First Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Wyandotte District Court. Action brought by the First Presbyterian Church of Wyandotte against the Board of Commissioners of Wyandotte County and others, to obtain the title to and the sole possession and control-of a certain lot situate in the northeast corner of Huron place, in the city of Wyandotte, and designated on the plat thereof as a “church lot.”
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Error from, Wyandotte District Court. Action brought by the First Presbyterian Church of Wyandotte against the Board of Commissioners of Wyandotte County and others, to obtain the title to and the sole possession and control-of a certain lot situate in the northeast corner of Huron place, in the city of Wyandotte, and designated on the plat thereof as a “church lot.” The petition alleged among other averments, in substance, that the lot in controversy was by the Wyandotte city company set apart and dedicated for church purposes,• and for no other purpose; that this company was the owner of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
In an action in the district court of Wyandotte county, the title of defendant in error to a tract of land in Wyandotte city was adjudged good. The plaintiff in error, defendant below, alleges error. It is unnecessary to inquire as to the title of the defendant below, for unless the plaintiff’s title can be sustained the judgment must be reversed. The single question therefore is as to the validity of plaintiff’s title. The tract in controversy is a tract situated on the northeast corner of Huron place, in the city of Wyandotte. It is…
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