Glidewell v. Spaugh

This was an action of ejectment, in the court below, wherein the appellee, Spaugh, softght to recover of the appellant, Glidewell, lot number two in the town,of FFope, in Bartholomew county. The appellant answered by a *320general denial. There was a trial, which resulted in a finding and judgment for the appellee. A motion for a new trial was overruled.

It is urged that the court erred in refusing to permit the appellant to prove, as matter of defense, the following facts: That the property in question was purchased on the 13th day of April, 1861, of Frederick Douner, the owner thereof, hy…