Swigart v. Walker
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Sherman District Court. Action brought by Swigart to quiet the title to real estate in Sherman county, against Walker, who claimed an adverse interest in the same. The case was tried at the July term, 1889, before the court, when the following findings of fact and of law were made: “1. Prior to May 14, 1886, the land in dispute was public land of the United States.
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Error from, Sherman District Court. Action brought by Swigart to quiet the title to real estate in Sherman county, against Walker, who claimed an adverse interest in the same. The case was tried at the July term, 1889, before the court, when the following findings of fact and of law were made: “1. Prior to May 14, 1886, the land in dispute was public land of the United States. “2. On May 14, 1886, the land in question, being a part of the east half of the southwest quarter and the southwest ■quarter of the southwest quarter of section 18, township 8 S., of range 39 W., in Sherman county,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
It is contended that the findings' require the entry of judgment in favor of Swigart, who holds under the unwarranted entry of Cummings, the guardian of the Volgymore heirs. As stated in the findings, the guardian entered a tract of public land in Sherman county as an additional soldier’s homestead entry, and a final receipt showing the entry was issued by the register and receiver of the local land office.. Soon afterward the land was conveyed to a town company, and a few months later the company conveyed the portion in dispute to the…
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