Junction Railroad v. Harpold

This was an action, by the Railroad Company, against Harpold and Williams, to quiet title to real estate, etc. The case made by the complaint .is, in substance, as follows: In the year 1853, Harpold and Williams held, in *348severalty, the fee simple of certain land in Madison county, and known as the south-east quarter of section 14, in township 19,, north, of range 7, east; Williams owning the east half of the quarter, and thirty-five acres of the west half, and Harpold the residue of said west half, supposed to be forty-five acres. Harpold, being desirous of obtaining a portion of the capital…