Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Furnish

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1883PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Fhrror from Brown District Court. At the May Term, 1882, of the district court, plaintiff Furnish had judgment against defendant Johnson, who brings the case here. The nature of the action, and the facts, appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brewer, J.:

This was an action in the district court of Brown county, brought by defendant in error, plaintiff below, to compel the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. A decree was entered in favor of the plaintiff, and defendant alleges error. The facts are these: In 1879, the land belonged to one J. S. Johnston, a resident of Illinois. In the spring of that year he visited Brown county, and applied to one Rounsaville to act as his agent for the sale of the land, naming $480 as the price. Nothing was done during that year,…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Brown v. GilpinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
  2. Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. Wallerius v. HareSupreme Court of Kansas · 1968
  4. Quinton v. MulvaneSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
  5. Schuhmacher v. LebeckSupreme Court of Kansas · 1918

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