Litchfield v. Railroad Co.

stated the case aud delivered the opinion of the court.

The record shows this state of facts : Litchfield, the plaintiff in error, brought an action to recover the land described in his declaration, averring that he claimed and was entitled to possession. The defendant, the Railroad Company, denied the allegation of his right of possession. It set up no title in itself. The case went to trial upon the issue so made, and a judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The Railroad Company brought the cáse into this court by a writ of error. The judgment was reversed, and a .mandate was sent…