Legal Opinion

Reeve v. Downs

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1879PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error from Wyandotte District Court. Action brought by Downs against Reeve, to foreclose a vendor’s lien upon the S.W. ¿ of S.W.J of sec. 8, township 11, range 24, east, in Wyandotte county. The facts, pleadings and proceedings are sufficiently stated in the opinion. Trial by the court, at the April Term, 1878, and findings and judgment for the plaintiff. New trial denied, and the defendant Reeve brings the case here.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brewer, J.:

This was an action to- foreclose a vendor’s lien, one of that class of liens whose validity was asserted in the case of Stevens v. Chadwick, 10 Kas. 406. The petition sets out a copy of a note executed by defendant and George O. Rock to one Hart, with indorsement to plaintiff; alleges non-payment, etc., making out a full cause of action upon the note. It then alleges that at the time of the execution of the note, said Hart entered into an agreement with said Rock and defendant, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of the petition.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McIndoe v. MormanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Brock v. HidyOhio Supreme Court · 1862
  3. Harvey v. MorrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  4. Barkley v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1875
  5. Stevens v. ChadwickSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dunn v. MillsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
  2. Young v. SeverySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1897
  3. Young v. Severy, AssigneeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1897
  4. Felzien v. WieckSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
  5. Brown v. McCrieSupreme Court of Kansas · 1908

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