Powers v. Scharling

Citations

• 71 Kan. 716
• 81 P. 479
• 1905 Kan. LEXIS 216

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Evidence — Ejectment—Transactions with Deceased Persons.Where the defendant in an action in ejectment claims title through an executor’s sale of a deceased’s real estate he is not the assignee of such deceased person within the meaning of section 4770 of the General Statutes of 1901, and the plaintiffs, although they claim title immediately from such deceased person, are not incompetent under the provisions of that section of the statute to testify to transactions or conversations had with the deceased concerning the subject-matter of the action.</p>