Merchants' Bank v. Clavin

This was an action for an unlawful detainer to recover the possession of a quarter section of land. The cause was taken by certiorari to the Circuit Court, and tried before the judge without the intervention of a jury. The court found the defendant guilty of an unlawful detainer, and rendered judgment accordingly.

At the trial, the plaintiff, for the purpose of showing the extent of its claim, introduced in evidence a deed from A. C. Johnson and wife to plaintiff, for. several tracts of land, including the quarter section in controversy. It further put in evidence a lease from it tó George and…