Douglass v. Dickson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Jackson District Court. Action brought by Douglass, as guardian of the estate of Hattie R. Douglass, against Dickson, to recover damages for rock quarried and carried away from a certain tract of land claimed to belong to plaintiff. Trial by a jury at the January Term, 1884, but at the close of the evidence the court instructed the jury to find for the defendant. Judgment for costs against the plaintiff, who brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action brought by plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, to recover of defendant in error for certain rock quarried and carried away from a tract of land claimed to belong to the plaintiff. The defendant, not questioning the fact of the quarrying and removing of the rock, claimed the right to do so as owner. The case was tried by a jury, but at the close of the testimony the court instructed the jury to find for the defendant. The plaintiff’s title is founded upon a tax deed issued to John,C. Douglass on January 30, 1872, based…
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