Clarke v. Clarke's Administrator

The Suit is ejectment by the appellee, as administrator of Samuel Clarke,' against the appellant. *499Samuel Clarke entered into possession of the land in 1858, and retained it until his death in 1863. His widow continued in possession until 1867, when, not having bad her dower in her husband’s estate set apart to her, she rented the premises to the defendant, for nine years. In October, 1870, the plaintiff commenced this suit. The defendant undertook to set up title in George Clarke, the father of the intestate and of himself. The court refused to permit him to do so, because, having obtained…