Baker v. Snavely

Citations

• 84 Kan. 179
• 114 P. 370
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 300

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Deeds — Time of Taking Effect — Delivery in Escrow or Second Delivery. Under the circumstances of this, case, the question whether a deed should take effect from the time it is placed in escrow or from its actual delivery to the grantee depends upon which view will best promote the ends ‘of justice.</p> <p>2. -Burden of Proof — Intervening Bights. A purchaser contending that a deed should relate back to the time it was placed in escrow has the burden of proving, as against inters vening rights, that he is otherwise unable to protect himself from loss.</p>