Newton v. State Bank

This was an action of ejectment, brought by Newton'against the Bank, for the recovery of certain lots of land in the city of Little Rock.

Newton claimed title to the lots as a purchaser at sheriff’s sale, and at the trial of the case produced a record showing a judgment against the Bank, an execution duly returned, showing a regular levy on the lots, their advertisement and sale according to law, and also, the sheriff’s deed, duly acknowledged and recorded.

The Bank (the defendant in execution) then offered to prove by parol evidence that the sale to the plaintiff was made without notice, on a…