Simpson v. Greeley
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Leavenworth District Court. Ejectment, brought by C. 8. Creeley and seven others, against Wm. A. Simpson and eight others, to recover the possession of 611 acres of land. The petition alleged that plaintiffs were owners of said lands in fee, and contained a demand also for the recovery of the rents, issues and profits of said lands for twenty-two months, and damages for cutting down and carrying away timber.
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Error from Leavenworth District Court. Ejectment, brought by C. 8. Creeley and seven others, against Wm. A. Simpson and eight others, to recover the possession of 611 acres of land. The petition alleged that plaintiffs were owners of said lands in fee, and contained a demand also for the recovery of the rents, issues and profits of said lands for twenty-two months, and damages for cutting down and carrying away timber. The petition was filed December 9th 1868. Defendants answered, admitting their possession of said lands since February 21st 1867, and alleging, 1st, that the lands claimed were…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kingman, O. J.:
The practice of amending pleadings by interlineation is very reprehensible; but where the party has answered after such an amendment he cannot be heard on that point when asking a reversal. It is the duty of each court to preserve its records, and prevent their mutilation; but it would be a burlesque on the administration of justice if after a protracted trial of an important case the judgment should be reversed for a cause that in nowise affected the rights or interests of the party complaining.
This action was instituted to recover the…
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