Legal Opinion

Hammerslough v. Hackett

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1883PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error from. Wyandotte District Court. Action by Margaret Hachett against Louis Hammerslough, begun on the 13th day of February, 1882. The petition in this case states that on January 11, 1879, the defendant Louis Hammerslough and his wife Rachel conveyed to the plaintiff Margaret Hackett two hundred andueighty acres of land situate in Coffey county, in this state; that by the terms of the deed the defendant covenanted to and with the plaintiff that he and his wife were…

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Error from. Wyandotte District Court. Action by Margaret Hachett against Louis Hammerslough, begun on the 13th day of February, 1882. The petition in this case states that on January 11, 1879, the defendant Louis Hammerslough and his wife Rachel conveyed to the plaintiff Margaret Hackett two hundred andueighty acres of land situate in Coffey county, in this state; that by the terms of the deed the defendant covenanted to and with the plaintiff that he and his wife were lawfully seized of an indefeasible estate in fee simple in the real estate, and that they had good right to convey the same,…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Horton, C. J.:

A preliminary question is presented in this case upon the motion made by defendant in error (plain*61tiff below) to dismiss. The facts are, the judgment was rendered and entered August 1, 1882, and the plaintiff in error (defendant below) was given sixty days to make and serve a case-made. The case-made was served on the 26th day of September, 1882, that day being within the time allowed by the court for that purpose. Within three days thereafter the plaintiff below suggested amendments thereto in writing; on the 5th day of October, 1882,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. KelloggIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  2. Sloan v. BeebeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880
  3. Salina Building, Saving & Trust Ass'n v. BeebeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hill v. First National BankSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889
  2. Hoffman v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1943
  3. Incorporated Town of Sallisaw v. ChappelleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  4. Pavey v. StaufferSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
  5. City of Bluefield v. McClaughertyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1908

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