Robrecht v. Wharton

Johnson, Pbesident :

On the 3d of April, 1875, John Robrecht filed his bill in the Circuit Court of Ohio county against Silas W. Wharton alleging, that for many years one Elijah Marling, senior, had been the owner of a valuable farm in said county, containing 400 acres, which for about fifteen years he had rented to plaintiff renewing the lease either verbally or in writing from time to time; that for some years he had held the property as the tenant of said Marling under a Verbal lease from .year to year; that on the 1st day of April, 1875, he was lawfully in possession of said farm and was…