City Railway Co. v. Chesney
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. Action in the nature of ejectment, brought by Jesse C Chesney against Joab Mulvane and the City Railway Company, to recover the possession of lots 82, 84 and 86, on Tenth avenue east, in the city of Topeka. Afterward, the ■death of the plaintiff was suggested, and the action was revived in the names of Mary E. Chesney, widow, and of the children of the deceased.
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Error from Shawnee District Court. Action in the nature of ejectment, brought by Jesse C Chesney against Joab Mulvane and the City Railway Company, to recover the possession of lots 82, 84 and 86, on Tenth avenue east, in the city of Topeka. Afterward, the ■death of the plaintiff was suggested, and the action was revived in the names of Mary E. Chesney, widow, and of the children of the deceased. Defendant Mulvane entered his written disclaimer of interest in the lots in question. The defendant Railway Company claimed title to the lots by virtue of two tax deeds. Trial August 5, 1882, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
The single question of the case is as to the validity of two tax deeds. Theit validity is challenged on 4he ground of an alleged defect in the publications of the *200notices of sale. The affidavits of publication required to be made and returned by the printer were introduced in evidence, and are as follows:
[For the year 1875.]
“State of Kansas, County oe Shawnee, ss.: J. W. Wilson, being duly sworn, says that he is one of the publishers of the Topeka Times, a newspaper printed and published at the city of Topeka, county of Shawnee, state of…
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