Wood v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Labette District Cowrt. Action brought by. Wood, under § 594 of the civil code, to quiet title. The action was commenced against the L. L. & G. Railroad Company and the M. K. & T. Railway Co. Plaintiff alleges settlement, improvement and possession by himself, of land in question, July 22d, 1871, and his qualifications as a pre-emptor; that on the 13th of September, 1871, he appeared before the- register and receiver of the local land office at Humboldt, within…
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Error from Labette District Cowrt. Action brought by. Wood, under § 594 of the civil code, to quiet title. The action was commenced against the L. L. & G. Railroad Company and the M. K. & T. Railway Co. Plaintiff alleges settlement, improvement and possession by himself, of land in question, July 22d, 1871, and his qualifications as a pre-emptor; that on the 13th of September, 1871, he appeared before the- register and receiver of the local land office at Humboldt, within which district the land is situated, and offered to make the proof, and do all other acts necessary to entitle him to make…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
Statement ofcase. Osage Treaty of 1865-1867. The petition below shows that the plaintiff James Wood resides upon and occupies a certain quarter-section of land included in the tract ceded by the Osage Indians to the United States by virtue of the treaty of September 29th 1865. (14 Stat. at Large, 687.) Said petition also shows that said plaintiff “settled” upon said land on the 22d of July 1871; that afterward he attempted -j-Q pre-empt the land; that the government land officers refused to permit him to do so; that the defendant, the…
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