Bacon v. Leslie
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Butler District Court. This action was commenced on October 17, 1888, by Leo N. Leslie against Benjamin R. Bacon, for the specific performance of a written contract, which plaintiff claimed had been entered into at Kansas City, Mo., on October 1, 1888, by himself and defendant, under which Leslie was to convey to the defendant the following-described property: “ Lots 33 and 54, Bernard Place, Kansas City, Mo., with the buildings and other improvements thereon,…
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Error from Butler District Court. This action was commenced on October 17, 1888, by Leo N. Leslie against Benjamin R. Bacon, for the specific performance of a written contract, which plaintiff claimed had been entered into at Kansas City, Mo., on October 1, 1888, by himself and defendant, under which Leslie was to convey to the defendant the following-described property: “ Lots 33 and 54, Bernard Place, Kansas City, Mo., with the buildings and other improvements thereon, subject to an incumbrance of $5,350 on each lot, and Bacon was to convey to Leslie the one-half of section 7-23-7, and all…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
It is contended on the part of the defendant below that the trial court committed five material errors. They are alleged as follows: (1) The overruling of the de*500murrer to the petition; (2) overruling the objection of the defendant to the introduction of any testimony under the pe-. tition; (3) overruling the demurrer of the defendant to the evidence of the plaintiff; (4) excluding material testimony •offered by the defendant; (5) striking out material testimony of the defendant after it had been received.
We will discuss the first, second…
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