Cox v. Prater

Crawford, Justice.

This was an action of ejectment brought by B. F„ Prater to recover of Hiram Cox forty acres of land to which he claimed title. Afterward J. P. Cox, the son of the defendant, was made a party. Plaintiff’s right was. that of a purchaser of the land at sheriff’s sale as the property of one Varnell.

The defendants rested their title on what they claimed to be a bona fide purchase from Varnell with four year’s possession. This was met by the plaintiff replying that under the law the purchase could not have been bona fidet *590'because the fi.fa. under which the land was sold, was not…