Sheets v. Vandalia Railway Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Marion Superior Court (99,480); Linn D. Hay, Judge. Action by Thomas R. Sheets and others against the Vandalia Railroad Company. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMahan, C. J.
This is a suit against appellee in ejectment and to quiet title to the north 150 feet of block 94 in the city of Indianapolis known as the Terre Haute depot property. The complaint is in four paragraphs, and alleges that on and prior to June, 1849, one William Sheets was the owner in fee simple and in possession of said real estate, and that he on said date conveyed the same by warranty deed to the Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad Company, predecessor of appellee; that the deed conveying said land provided that the same should be used and occupied exclusively for a depot and for no other…
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