Brown v. Dean

The plaintiff brought ejectment to recover possession of 160 acres of land in the county of Tuscola, under a claim of title derived through a sale made upon execution issued on a judgment rendered against one Nathan Clifford for the sum of $500, in a suit against him by plaintiff for breach of promise to marry.

Plea general issue, with notice that at the time the levy and sale were made, Nathan Clifford had no right, title or interest in the land, legal or equitable, and that the sale by the sheriff, under which plaintiff claims title, was made more than one year before the commencement of the…