Morford v. Wells

Citations

• 68 Kan. 122
• 74 P. 615
• 1903 Kan. LEXIS 418

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Landlord and Tenant — Question of Mortgagee in Possession. A tenant of mortgaged land obtained a tax deed on the same, and thereafter denied the title of the mortgagor, his landlord. While in possession under the tax deed he' bought the mortgage on the property and the note secured by it, but not until after the right of recovery on the note and an action to foreclose the mortgage had been barred by the statute of limitations. The tax deed conveyed no title. Held, that the purchaser of the mortgage was not en- ' titled to the rights of a mortgagee in possession.</p>