Moore v. Reaves
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Brown District Court. . Action by Reaves, and Jane his wife, to quiet their title to certain lands occupied and claimed by them as their homestead. Moore, defendant, claimed to be the owner in fee of said lands. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion, infra.
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Error from Brown District Court. . Action by Reaves, and Jane his wife, to quiet their title to certain lands occupied and claimed by them as their homestead. Moore, defendant, claimed to be the owner in fee of said lands. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion, infra. The district court, at the April Term 1873, found and adjudged that Reaves and wife were the equitable owners, and that Moore had a lien on the lands for certain moneys paid thereon by him, and decreed that Reaves should pay to Moore the amount of his lien, and • that Moore should thereupon convey the legal title to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.’:
On July 27th 1867, the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Company owned the W.J of the N.'W’.J of section 21, township 3, range 17, in Brown county, and on that day entered into a written contract for the sale of said land to Thomas J. Payne. Payne paid $10 down, and was to make two other payments at stated periods up to July 27th 1876, when the railroad company was to convey said land to Payne, or to his heirs or assigns, by a good and sufficient warranty deed. In March 1868, Payne, in consideration of $42.50 to him paid, assigned…
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