Riley v. Foster

Citations

• 95 Kan. 213
• 148 P. 246
• 1915 Kan. LEXIS 195

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Deed — Ambiguous Description — Evidence to Explain Ambiguity Admissible. A description in a deed, as follows: “All in full Lots Three (3) and Four (4) in Block Two (2) of the Original Town of Waverly, Kansas, this conveyance is to include the triangular strip off of the Northwest corner of said Lot Four (4),” is ambiguous, because the triangular strip referred to may be either a triangular part, or the whole, of a tract of land lying on the north side of lot four.</p> <p>2. Same. If a description in a deed is ambiguous, evidence to explain the ambiguity and indentify the land intended to be conveyed is admissible.</p>