Striker v. Mehrtens

The action here is in ejectment. It is brought to oust from possession the person now seized of the record title upon the ground that the deed under which defendant’s predecessor in title became possessed of the premises is invalid, because such deed was made by one only of two executors named in the will of a testator who was previously the title holder. The defendant has a clear chain of title so far as recording instruments go to a fee of the premises, and if the power exercised by one of two executors named in the before mentioned will was validly exercised there can be no recovery in…