Thompson v. Burge
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee district court; Z. T. Hazen, judge. STATEMENT. This was an action in ejectment commenced by Alice Belle Thompson in the court below for the recovery of the possession of 160 acres of land and for the value of its use and occupation. The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, supplemented by certain record evidence and oral testimony.
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Error from Shawnee district court; Z. T. Hazen, judge. STATEMENT. This was an action in ejectment commenced by Alice Belle Thompson in the court below for the recovery of the possession of 160 acres of land and for the value of its use and occupation. The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, supplemented by certain record evidence and oral testimony. The agreed facts are as follows : “ 1. The southwest quarter of section 28, township 10, range 14, in Shawnee county, Kansas, was, on and prior to July 7, 1880, owned by Samuel K. Thompson, who died on July 7, 1880, an inhabitant of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Smith, J. :
At the time the land wTas sold the plaintiff below was a minor about four years of age. This action was commenced within two years after she reached her majority. We think a right of action was saved to her under section 11, chapter 95, General Statutes of 1897. (Gen. Stat. 1889, ¶ 4094.) Said] section 11 refers to the five paragraphs composing section 10. The remedy sought in this action is mentioned in'the second paragraph of said section 10.
The first assignment of error relates to the jurisdiction of the probate court. It is claimed that…
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