Winters v. Haines

This was an action of ejectment, brought by Seneca Winters, against James M. Haines, to recover an undivided tenth of a certain tract of land in Sangamon county. The defense relied upon in the circuit court was, possession and payment of taxes for seven years, under claim and color of title acquired in good faith, under the Statute of Limitations of 1839. The court, frori the evidence, found the defendant protected under the act, and rendered judgment in his favor. The plaintiff sued out this writ of error, .and claims that defendant’s title was not acquired in good faith, and that his…