32 Kan. 524 | Kan. | 1884
The opinion of the court was delivered by
This was an action in the nature of ejectment, brought by J. G. McGannon against Henry Straightlege, to recover a certain piece of land situated in Miami county. The principal question involved in the case is, whether the plaintiff’s title was barred by any statute of limitations, or not, when this action was commenced. The court below held,. and in substance instructed the jury, that it was barred by a three-years, a ten-years and a fifteen-years statute of limitations. It appears that the land in controversy was originally a part of an Indian reservation, occupied by the confederated tribes of Kaskaskias, Peorias, Piankeshaws, and Weas. Un
We do not think that either the plaintiff’s .title to the land in dispute, or his right to maintain this action, is barred by any statute of limitations. No statute of limitations commenced to run against his title until his deed was approved by the secretary of the interior, which was less than three years, and indeed less than one year, before the commencement of this action.
The judgment of the court below will be reversed, and the cause remanded for a new trial.