Kelly v. Burns
Kelly v. Burns
Opinion of the Court
— The trial was by the first method in equity, by the court. The evidence is not contained in the abstract. On the trial the court found the following facts:
“ Second. On said 5th day of December, 1860, John Kelly, Jr., and Mary Ann Kelly were minors and John Kelly was an adult.
“ Third. That on the 5th day of December, 1860, A. M, Burns purchased said land, at tax sale, from the treasurer of Decatur county for the taxes of 1857-8-9, and on the 5th day of December, 1863, the treasurer of said county executed to him a tax deed for said land, which was the same day recorded.
“ Foivrth. That since the execution of the treasurer’s deed, said A. M. Burns and others, claiming under him, have committed waste on said land'to the extent of $800, and the, defendant A. M. Burns has made permanent improvements thereon of the value of $50.
“Fifth. That the defendant A. M. Burns has paid the taxes on said land since he purchased the same for taxes up to and including the year 1869, which, with the penalties and interest thereon, now amounts to $280.30.
“ Sixth. That this suit was instituted before John Kelly, Jr., attained his majority, and within one year before the time when the said Mary Ann Kelly had attained her majority.
“ Seventh. That before the institution of this suit the said Rosa Kelly, widow of said Hugh Kelly, departed this life.”
The only ground of complaint on the part of appellants is as to the third conclusion of law, based upon the above facts, which is as follows: “ That the said John Kelly, Jr., and Mary Ann Kelly are not entitled to recover, as against the defendants, for the waste committed on said premises. That their interest in said real estate is now only the right to redeem their interest from said tax sale.”
The finding of facts upon which this conclusion of law is based, we think, justifies the conclusion. It is that “ A. M.
But since this was not done, and the evidence is not before us on appeal, we must presume that the finding corresponds with the evidence, and that the latter was as uncertain in this respect as the former. Owing to this uncertainty it would be impracticable to determine how much the plaintiff should recover from Burns, and how much from the other parties for the waste committed. The judgment of the court below must therefore be
Affirmed.
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