Matlack v. City of Wichita

The opinion o£ the court was delivered by

Parker, C. J.:

This was an action to quiet title to a strip o£ land condemned by the City of Wichita, Kansas, for the widening of Kellogg Street but claimed not to have been used for such purpose. The facts which were stipulated will be summarized.

In June, 1950, the City of Wichita condemned various tracts of land including Lots 170 and 172 facing Ida Avenue, belonging to Roger W. Estep and his wife, for the purpose of opening and widening Kellogg Street. The City of Wichita paid the Esteps the full value of the fee. No claim has been made that the…