Morrow v. Inge

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The plaintiff in ejectment recovered judgment against the holders of a tax deed less than five years old, who appeal.

The plaintiff traced title from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company. A record was introduced showing a patent from the state to the company. The defendants maintain that there was a technical defect in the record and therefore that the plaintiff failed to prove title in himself. If the record was in fact defective, it was validated by the curative act. (Gen. Stat. 1909, §§ 1684, 1685; Hall v. Rea, 85 Kan. 675, 118…