Newlon v. Allen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

This action was brought by S. E. Newlon, owner of the east half of the northwest quarter of section sixteen (16), township two (2) south, range eighteen (18), Brown county, Kansas, to procure the issuance of a corrected patent for this tract, originally school land.

In 1879, this land was patented as lots three (3) and four (4) of the northwest quarter of section sixteen (16).

The defendants in their, answer admit that'the land as last above described constitutes the east half of the northwest quarter of the section in question and is so…