Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Hosick

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1874PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Error from Leavenworth District Court. Action by Hosick, as administrator, to recover from Taylor the purchase-money due for certain lands sold to him at administrator’s sale. One P. F. Meagher was joined as a co-defendant. Taylor answered, setting up several defenses, (vide brief of plaintiff in error.) Meagher demurred, and his demurrer was sustained, and the action dismissed as to him.

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Error from Leavenworth District Court. Action by Hosick, as administrator, to recover from Taylor the purchase-money due for certain lands sold to him at administrator’s sale. One P. F. Meagher was joined as a co-defendant. Taylor answered, setting up several defenses, (vide brief of plaintiff in error.) Meagher demurred, and his demurrer was sustained, and the action dismissed as to him. Trial at the February Term 1873. Findings and judgment for Hosick, and Taylor appeals from the order dismissing the action as to Meagher, and from the judgment against himself, and brings the case here by…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

statement of the case-This was an action brought by John Hosick, administrator de bonis non of the estate of David N. Mitchell deceased, against O. B. Taylor, for $700 and interest. The principal facts upon which the action is founded are substantially as follows: David N. Mitchell, a resident an<^ Pr0Perty holder, died intestate in Leavenworth county March 7th, 1868. On June 24th next following the probate court of said county appointed John Hosick administrator de bonis non of the estate of said Mitchell. On September 30th 1869, the…

2Cited by22 opinions

  1. Ewing v. MallisonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
  2. Rice v. HodgeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  3. Emery v. BennettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
  4. Bamforth v. IhmsenWyoming Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway Co. v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Colorado · 1877

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