Pennington v. Clifton

Suit to quiet title of real estate. Complaint demurred to, demurrer sustained, and suit dismissed.

Abel Pennington filed his complaint in the Hendricks Circuit Court, alleging that on the 7th day of April, 1854, *163one Aaron Talbee obtained a judgment in the Putnam Circuit Court, in the state of Indiana, against Andrew Clifton and Stephen Elswick, for 500 dollars and costs taxed at 31 dollars, 80 cents; that by virtue of an execution on said judgment, the sheriff of Hendricks county sold the tract of land described in the complaint, as the property of said Andrew Clifton, said Abel Pennington…