O'Brien v. Bugbee
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Johnson District Court. On the 7th of July, 1887, John J. O’Brien commenced his action against Thomas Bugbee, Henry W. Cresswell, John C. McCoy, sr., Charles Elliott, Frank M. Lyon, W. W. Harris,. John C. McCoy, jr., Jo.
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Error from Johnson District Court. On the 7th of July, 1887, John J. O’Brien commenced his action against Thomas Bugbee, Henry W. Cresswell, John C. McCoy, sr., Charles Elliott, Frank M. Lyon, W. W. Harris,. John C. McCoy, jr., Jo. Smith, and David Updegraff, in ejectment, and also for partition of the following-described real estate, situated in Johnson .county: The west half of the northwest quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 1, and the east half of the northeast quarter of section 2, all in township 12, of range 23, (207acres.) The defendants Thomas…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
This was an action in the nature of ejectment. John J. O’Brien claims to be the owner of and entitled *7to the immediate possession of 200 acres of land in Johnson county. David Updegraff, one of the defendants, in his separate answer claims to be the owner of and entitled to the immediate possession of an undivided one-half of the land. Thomas JBugbee and Henry W. Cresswell claim both title and possession. Polly Manture, a Shawnee Indian woman, was the common source of title. The land was patented to her by the United States on the 28th…
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