Walker v. Douglass
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum. — ■ Error from Jackson district court; Robert Crozier, judge. Action of ejectment by A. D. Walker and James H. Lowell against John C. and Hattie R. Douglass. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs bring the case to this court. The statement of the case, as made by Giliceson, P. J., is as follows : The plaintiffs in error (plaintiffs below) brought this action, claiming title to the real estate in controversy under and by virtue of two tax deeds.
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Memorandum. — ■ Error from Jackson district court; Robert Crozier, judge. Action of ejectment by A. D. Walker and James H. Lowell against John C. and Hattie R. Douglass. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs bring the case to this court. The statement of the case, as made by Giliceson, P. J., is as follows : The plaintiffs in error (plaintiffs below) brought this action, claiming title to the real estate in controversy under and by virtue of two tax deeds. The first is based upon the sale of said land for delinquent taxes of the year 1885, which is in statutory form, and recorded on September…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Giliceson, P. J. :
This cause comes here upon error in the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and judgment. The court found that each of the tax deeds was invalid : (1) That the tax deed issued upon the sale for the taxes of 1885 is invalid because there was *708included in such taxes a township road tax levied in 1884, under the eighth subdivision of section 22, chapter 110, Compiled Laws of 1879, and carried over to and added to the taxes of 1885, such road tax being illegal because the said subdivision of section 22 was unconstitutional. (2) That the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Marion & McPherson Railway Co. v. ChamplinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1887
3Cited by1 opinion
- Douglass v. WalkerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1896