Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Galt

This was an action of ejectment, brought by appellee, Galt, against the Chicago and Northwestern Bailway Company, to recover the possession of the south fifty feet of lots 6, 7 and 8, in block 44, west of Broadway, in the city of Sterling. The suit . was brought January 22, 1885. Plaintiff claimed title in fee. The defendant filed the general issue. The trial was had by the court, without a jury, and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff, from which the defendant prosecutes this appeal.

Both parties claim title from a common,source. The plaintiff below gave in evidence a warranty deed from…