Board of Commissioners v. Wilgus
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Miami District Court. Action to quiet title. Judgment for defendants Wilgus and others, at the October term, 1887. The plaintiffs, the Cou/nty Board of Miami county and the Board of Education of the city of Paola, bring the case here. The opinion states the material facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
The principal question involved in .this case is with regard to the ownership and status of a certain block or square of ground in the city of Paola, generally known as “Seminary Square.” Originally the land which afterward became the town-site of what is now the city of Paola was Indian land, allotted and belonging to Baptiste Peoria. He was an Indian, and could not sell or convey the land except with the consent of the secretary of the interior. The Paola Town Company was a corporation organized in 1855. (Krutz v. Paola Town Co., 20…
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- Town of San Leandro v. Le BretonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
- Maywood Co. v. Village of MaywoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Comm'rs of Franklin Co. v. LathropSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
- Reid v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- Krutz v. Paola Town Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1878
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