Hartshorn v. Smart

Citations

• 67 Kan. 543
• 73 P. 73
• 1903 Kan. LEXIS 291

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Conveyance — Insufficient Description of Property. A written contract for the sale and conveyance of real estate described the land as “the southeast of twenty-five-nine, Kingman, .Kansas,” and the conveyance to be given by the vendor as an “ex tax deed title.” Meld, that the memorandum of sale did not satisfy the conditions of the statute of frauds. (Gen. Stat. 1901, § 3174.)</p> <p>2. -Possession as Part Performance of Contract. The possession of land, to constitute a part performance of a contract invalid under the statute of frauds, must be connected with the contract and not referable to any other cause.</p>