Robertson v. Howard
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Rawlins district court; William H. Pratt, judge. STATEMENT. Case No. 16,462 was tried in the court below without a jury, under an agreement that all the evidence, findings and proceedings should apply equally to case No. 16,463, and the findings of fact and conclusions of law made by the court therein are as follow: “FINDINGS OF FACT.
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Appeal from Rawlins district court; William H. Pratt, judge. STATEMENT. Case No. 16,462 was tried in the court below without a jury, under an agreement that all the evidence, findings and proceedings should apply equally to case No. 16,463, and the findings of fact and conclusions of law made by the court therein are as follow: “FINDINGS OF FACT. “This is an action in ejectment, brought by the said plaintiffs against the defendants to recover possession of the southeast quarter of section sixteen (16) in township one (1), of range thirty-four (34), in Rawlins county, Kansas, and for the rents…
1Opinion of the Court
The' opinion of the court was delivered by
Smith, J;:
While the evidence afforded by the records and written instruments in the case shows that the trustee’s sale of the school-land certificate was very irregular, if not void, we shall consider this case on the questions of law involved, and not review the findings of fact made by the court.
One question involved is whether the sale of the certificate by the trustee in bankruptcy conveyed any interest in the land, or whether it was necessary, in order to devest the certificate holder of his title in the land, to appraise and advertise the land…
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- Williams v. NicholSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Poole v. FrenchSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
- Casseday v. NorrisTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- Short v. HepburnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1896
- Travis, Murray & Co. v. Topeka Supply Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1889
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- McNeil v. McNeilUtah Supreme Court · 1922
- Sox v. MiracleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
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