M'Quilkin v. Doe ex dem. Stoddard

This was an action of ejectment, commenced in 1841, for a quarter section ofland in Vigo county. Plea, not guilty. Verdict for the plaintiff. Motion by the *582defendant for a new trial 'overruled, and judgment on the . verdict.

The objections made to the judgment are, 1. That certain evidence offered by the defendant was improperly rejected; 2. That the defendant proved that he had a good title to the land.

The record contains all the evidence which was given in the cause, and also that which was rejected. The plaintiff’s evidente was an exemplification of a patent for the land, which patent was…