Wittke v. Wittke

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Katzenbach, J. Richard O. Wittke and Anna L. Wittke,

the defendants in an action of ejectment instituted in the Supreme Court and tried at the Union Circuit, appeal from a verdict directed in favor of the plaintiffs.

On April 23d, 1901, Edward Lichtenstein was the owner of a lot in the city of Westfield, in Union county, located on Orchard street. On that day Lichtenstein conveyed the westerly half of said lot to Charles F. W. Wittke, and the easterly half to Richard O. Wittke, the cousin of Charles. Richard recorded his deed. Charles did not record his…