Madden v. Stegman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

E. F. Madden brought ejectment against Christ Stegman and Apolona Stegman, husband and wife. He claimed title under a sheriff’s deed based upon a sale on execution on a judgment against the *30husband alone. The defendants filed separate answers, each asserting that the wife owned the property and that the sale and deed were therefore ineffective. The husband also pleaded that he had redeemed the property from the sale by paying the amount of the judgment to the clerk of the court, but as the allegation showed that the payment had been made…