Legal Opinion

Sherman Center Town Co. v. Russell

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1891PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error from Sherman District Court. The opinion states the nature of the action and the material facts. Judgment for plaintiff, Russell, on May 21,1888, for $1,000, with interest at 7 per cent., from November 23, 1886. The defendant Company brings the case here.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J.:

The Sherman Center Town Company entered into a contract with C. P. Russell, in which it was agreed that if Russell would remove his bank, barn and restaurant from Voltaire, and establish them at Sherman Center, the company would convey to him certain lots in the town of Sherman Center, and pay the sum of $1,000. There were other details included in the contract that it is unnecessary to mention. Russell brought an action against the company, alleging that he had fully performed the contract on his part, but that the company had failed to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sherman Center Town Co. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890
  2. Sherman Center Town Co. v. SwigartSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890
  3. Whetstone v. Ottawa UniversitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1874
  4. Topeka Primary Ass'n University of Builders v. MartinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Corning Glass Works v. LucasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1929
  2. Kelly v. Central Union Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  3. American Rolling Mill Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
  4. First National Bank v. WilsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  5. State ex rel. Hadley v. Bankers Trust Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911

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