Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Latta

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1875PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error from Linn District Court. Ejectment, brought by Cynthia Jackson, and her three sons, James, John W., and Thomas, the widow and children of Thomas Jackson deceased.

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Error from Linn District Court. Ejectment, brought by Cynthia Jackson, and her three sons, James, John W., and Thomas, the widow and children of Thomas Jackson deceased. The petition alleged that said deceased died on the 29th of December 1861, seized in fee of the N.J of the N.E.J, and lots No. 5 and 6, of sec. 10, township 21, of range 25 east, in Linn county, and containing, together, 149.51 acres; that the plaintiffs are the only heirs-at-law of said deceased; that plaintiffs James, John W., and Thomas, are minors, for whom plaintiff Cynthia has been duly appointed guardian, etc.; that as…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

1. sheriffs deed, Title. ‘

This was an action in the nature of an action of ejectment, brought by Cynthia Jackson and others against George F. Latta. The plaintiffs claim as heirs of the original' patentee, Thomas Jackson. The defendant claims under a sheriff’s deed, executed June 13th 1859, to Asa Hairgrove, on a supposed judgment rendered in favor of said Hairgrove and against said Thomas Jackson and others. On the trial in the court below, after the plaintiffs had introduced their evidence and rested their case, the defendant introduced…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Clark v. Bank of HennesseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1904
  2. Mooney v. First State Bank of WashingtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  3. Pulsifer v. ArbuthnotSupreme Court of Kansas · 1898
  4. Wilson v. PaxtonCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1898

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