Wettig v. Bowman

This was an action of ejectment in the St. Clair Circuit Court, brought by John B. Bowman against Andrew "Wettig, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant, to reverse this judgment, brings the record here by appeal, and the only question he presents, is, was the deed of the sheriff, introduced by the defendant and excluded by the court, color of title ?

It was an action by the holder of the paramount title against a tax title claimant, claiming under the first section of the limitation act of 1839. This statute, in order that a bar to a recovery may be…