Giles v. Ortman
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. Action brought by Ortman to quiet his title to a certain lot in the city of Topeka, designated in his petition as “ Lot 169 on Kansas Avenue,” and having a frontage on said avenue of twenty-five feet. The case was tried before A. L. W., judge pro tern., at the June Term 1869, and judgment was given quieting Ortman’s title to the north twenty feet, leaving Giles’ title or claim to the south five feet undisturbed.
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Error from Shawnee District Court. Action brought by Ortman to quiet his title to a certain lot in the city of Topeka, designated in his petition as “ Lot 169 on Kansas Avenue,” and having a frontage on said avenue of twenty-five feet. The case was tried before A. L. W., judge pro tern., at the June Term 1869, and judgment was given quieting Ortman’s title to the north twenty feet, leaving Giles’ title or claim to the south five feet undisturbed. From the findings of fact and bill of exceptions it . appears that the “Topeka Association” was organized in 1854; that. in 1854 or 1855 said…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.;
This was an action brought by Ortman in the district court of Shawnee county, to quiet title. The case was tried by the court, without a jury. Special findings of fact were made, and a decree entered in favor of the plaintiff, *64quieting his title to a portion of the property, and refusing him any relief as to the remainder. He thereupon commenced proceedings in error in this court, but we held that there was no error in the record of which he could complain and affirmed the judgment. Ortman v. Giles, 9 Kas., 324. The defendant Giles now…
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