Legal Opinion

Douglass v. Whitaker

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1884PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error from, Leavenworth District Court. Action of forcible entry and detainer, brought by Douglass against Whitaker. Judgment for defendant, May 3, 1884. Plaintiff .brings the case to this court. The material facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Horton, C. J.:

This was an action of forcible entry and detainer, brought by Douglass against Whitaker, on December 8,1883, before a justice of the peace of Leavenworth city, to recover possession of lot 5, in block 2, ■ of that city. • The defendant answered, setting up title to the lot, and the justice certified the case to the district court for trial. (Comp.'Laws of 1879, ch. 81, § 7.) Upon the trial in the district court, the plaintiff offered in evidence a notice to quit, alleged by him to have been given in accordance with the provisions of §…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Vansellous v. HueneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  2. Providence County Savings Bank v. HallSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1888
  3. New v. CollinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  4. Pyle v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1911
  5. Wolfer v. HurstOregon Supreme Court · 1905

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