Miller v. Davis

This is ejectment. The government patent issued October 12, 1830, to Joseph St. Andre. In March,. 1836, Edward Biddle executed a bond for a deed of the property to Antoine Martin, who went into possession. Biddle died in 1859. In 1861, John Biddle, administrator of the estate of Edward Biddle, conveyed to Louis Martin. Louis Martin, in 1866, conveyed to Louis Martin, Jr.; and, in 1873, Martin conveyed to Jacob Wendell, who died in 1879. Plaintiffs are the heirs of Wendell. No conveyance from Joseph St. Andre was shown, but the patent itself was found among the papers of Edward Biddle.…