Legal Opinion

Beaubien v. Hindman

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1887PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Action in the district court of Wabaunsee county by Catherine Hindman against Mary C. Beaubien and four others, to establish and quiet her title to certain lands in that county. Trial by the court, and finding for the plaintiff. New trial denied, and judgment for the plaintiff, on December 23,1884. The defendants bring the case to this court. The opinion contains a sufficient statement of the facts.

1Per curiam

In this case, Catherine Hindman alleged that she was the equitable owner of aud in the possession of the undivided five-eighths of the north half of the northwest quarter of section twenty-four, township eleven, range twelve, in Wabaunsee county; that in January, 1881, she employed John Campbell, as her agent, to purchase and procure for her a deed to the land from Eugene Bourassa, who was at that time the owner thereof; that she delivered to Campbell four hundred dollars, with which to make the purchase; that, in pursuance of his employment, Campbell purchased the land, *228but on February 4,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ruth & King v. FordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Blount v. SprattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
  2. Jordan v. Austin Securities Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1935
  3. Territory of Oklahoma, Ex Rel. Taylor v. CaffreySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1899
  4. Miller v. McCalebSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  5. State v. EverettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1900

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