Caley v. Morgan

John W. Caley, being in possession of a forty-acre tract of land in Huntington county of which he claimed to be the owner, brought this action against John Morgan, who asserted title to the same land, to have his title quieted. Morgan filed a cross-complaint stating the facts upon which he relied in support of his claim of title and demanding that his title be quieted.

The court heard the evidence and made a special finding of the facts, which may be briefly stated .as follows:

That, on the 25th day of September, 1872, one Canaan Ogle was the owner of a tract of land described in the complaint;…