Simpson v. Greeley
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of Kansas, Carlos Greeley sued William A. Simpson and eight-.other persons in one of the county courts of Kansas, to recover certain lauds, together with damages for the detention of them; and for waste committed by the whole nine. The nine defendant? filed a joint answer.
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Error to the Supreme Court of Kansas, Carlos Greeley sued William A. Simpson and eight-.other persons in one of the county courts of Kansas, to recover certain lauds, together with damages for the detention of them; and for waste committed by the whole nine. The nine defendant? filed a joint answer. The plaintiff replied; and after a trial judgment was given— “That the plaintiffs have and recover of and/rom said defendants the lands and tenements described in the declaration ; that they also have and recover of the said William A. Simpson the sum of $4300, the value of the rents, issues, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Fee simple title is claimed'by the present defendants to the several tracts of land described in the declaration, and they commenced an action of ejectment to recover the possession of the same, and for the rents and profits, and for the value of certain timber which, as they allege, the defendants have cut thereon and converted to their own use.. Eight other persons besides the present plaintiff were joined as defendants in the suit, and they were all duly served with process and appeared and made defence in the first District Court of'the State where the writ was returnable.. Two defences…
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