Wilkins v. Tourtellott
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Shawnee District Court. This case was commenced by George W. Tourtellott and George P. Allcutt, October 23, 1879, in the district court of Wyandotte county, against Charles Wilkins, Nicholas Me Alpine, James M. Mason, et al., to recover a tract of land in Kansas City, in Wyandotte county, 289 feet long by 120 feet wide, excepting two small parcels thereof, specially mentioned in the petition.
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Error from, Shawnee District Court. This case was commenced by George W. Tourtellott and George P. Allcutt, October 23, 1879, in the district court of Wyandotte county, against Charles Wilkins, Nicholas Me Alpine, James M. Mason, et al., to recover a tract of land in Kansas City, in Wyandotte county, 289 feet long by 120 feet wide, excepting two small parcels thereof, specially mentioned in the petition. The amended petition upon which the cause was tried, is as follows: “ That at the time of the filing of the original petition herein and the commencement of this action, plaintiffs had and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
This was an action to recover the possession of a small tract of land in Kansas City, Wyandotte county, brought by George W. Tourtellott et al. against Charles Wilkins et al. The action was commenced October 23, 1879. The case was originally tried before the district court of Wyandotte county, and special findings of fact and of law made, and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiffs below. This judgment was reversed in this court at its January term, 1883. (28 Kas. 825; 29 id. 513.) The judgment was reversed solely upon the ground…
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