Legal Opinion

Northrup v. Horville

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided April 6, 1901No. 11,895PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error from court of appeals, southern department; A. W. Dennison, B. F. Milton, and M. Schoonover, judges. In banc.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Cunningham, J.:

This is another phase of the homestead question. A wife owned the homestead. She, with her husband, resided thereon. Their three adult children were married and had homes of their own. i A judgment was rendered against the wife, the husband, and son, in the district court of the county in which the land was, situated. The wife died. The husband conveyed the land, and abandoned the homestead. Did the purchaser take the title entirely freed from the judgment lien? We think not.

Martha A. Delap was the owner of 110 acres of land in Allen…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Vandiver v. VandiverSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
  2. Battey v. BarkerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hubbard v. BartholomewSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  2. Brigham v. PfisterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1940

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