Walker v. Steavens

Citations

• 112 Kan. 710
• 212 P. 665
• 1923 Kan. LEXIS 468

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Warranty Deed — Covenants Against Encumbrances — No Encumbrances Shown. The covenant against encumbrances in a general warranty deed is not broken by a lease, when in fact there was no lease, and no one was occupying the land as a tenant of the owner.</p> <p>2. Same — Where it is claimed that a party became a tenant from year to year, as defined by section 5957 of the General Statutes of 1915, it is essential that his continued occupancy of the premises after the expiration of the term of his lease was with the assent of his landlord.</p>