Kendrick v. Ownby

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

J. J. Kendrick brought suit against Ernest Ownby for an accounting for proceeds from two sections of land and for title to one-half interest therein. At the conclusion of the evidence for the plaintiff the court withdrew the case from the jury and entered judgment for Ownby. Kendrick has appealed.

Ownby having filed a cross-action seeking to remove a cloud on his title cast by his contract with Kendrick puts an end to and sets at rest any question of the lower court’s jurisdiction.

The record evidence necessary for decision discloses that Chapman and Harkrider owned…