Gafford v. Dickinson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Brown District Court. The opinion states the nature of the action, and the facts. At the September Term, 1885, the court sustained defendants’ demurrer to plaintiffs’ petition. To reverse this ruling the plaintiffs bring the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
*288The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
The only questions involved in this case arose upon a demurrer to the plaintiffs’ petition. The petition states, among other things, as follows: On. November 5, 1879, William Boyd Dickinson died, leaving as his heirs a wife, Mary Dickinson, now Mary Gafford, and one child, Samuel Boyd Dickinson; he also left a large amount of property, both real' and personal. He also left three brothers, Samuel P. Dickinson, Martin Boyd Dickinson, and John C. Dickinson, and one sister, Susan C. Dickinson. After the death of William Boyd Dickinson, Samuel…
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