Chase v. Dana

This was an action of ejectment brought by plaintiff in error, at the November Term, 1865, of the Stark Circuit Court, against defendant in error, for the recovery of the W. % S. E. qr. and the N. E. J of the S. E. qr. of sec. 31, township 12 north, in range 1 east. The cause was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, by consent, and resulted in a judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiff proved possession of the premises, under claim of title by deed, from 1852 till 1863, when he was evicted by the tenants of defendant. There is no dispute that plaintiff previously owned the…