Garfield Township v. Herman

Citations

• 66 Kan. 256
• 71 P. 517
• 1903 Kan. LEXIS 37

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>11 Title and Ownership — Statutory Dedication. To constitute a valid statutory dedication which will vest the title of land intended for public uses in a county, the plat must be made, acknowledged and certified conformably to the requirements of the statute.</p> <p>2. -- Deed Construed — Court-house Grounds. In a deed conveying ground to a county there was a recital that it was to be Used for court-house purposes, but it contained no provisions for ■ • forfeiture, or that the property should revert to the grantor under any circumstances. Held, that an absolute estate in fee simple ■ was conveyed.</p> <p>:3. -Property of Garfield Township. When Garfield county was dissolved, the township of Garfield, which was made up of the territory formerly included in the county, succeeded to the property • of the county as well as to its liabilities.</p>