Stevens v. Allen
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Cowley District Court. The facts in this case are substantially as follows: Wealthy J. Allen was the owner of a patent combined ironing board, stepladder and bosom and sleeve board for 16 states and territories, in which the patent was of the estimated value of $1,000. In the year 1888, J. L. Stevens claimed to own certain real estate and farm property in Riley county, in this state, containing about 80 acres of unimproved land.
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Error from Cowley District Court. The facts in this case are substantially as follows: Wealthy J. Allen was the owner of a patent combined ironing board, stepladder and bosom and sleeve board for 16 states and territories, in which the patent was of the estimated value of $1,000. In the year 1888, J. L. Stevens claimed to own certain real estate and farm property in Riley county, in this state, containing about 80 acres of unimproved land. In the fall of that year a trade and exchange were in process of negotiation between the parties, whereby Mrs. Allen, in consideration of the conveyance to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
This was an action in the court below for fraud and deceit in a land trade. It is contended that the trial court erred in overruling the demurrer of Mrs. R. C. Stevens to the evidence; also, that there is absolutely no evidence whatever upon which to base the verdict returned and the judgment rendered against her. The land traded was the separate property of J. L. Stevens, the husband of Mrs. Stevens. She had no interest therein, excepting as his wife. The patent right owned by Mrs. Allen was transferred to J. L. Stevens, not to Mrs.…
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