Wathen v. Wathen

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

Plaintiff, John B. Wathen, brought this action of trespass against R. N. Wathen, Charles Hobert, Sr., and Hans Mueller, partners doing business under the firm name of Wathen, Mueller & Company, to try title to a small tract of land located near the city of-Lebanon in Marion County. Issue was joined on the question of title, and the chancellor rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff. Prom that judgment the defendants appeal.

The defendants own a tract of land in Marion County about one mile west of Lebanon, between the…