Arnold v. Woodard

This was an action of ejectment brought by Arnold against Woodard to recover possession of certain real estate.

The defendant, Woodard, having died after the commencement of the action, Mary A. Woodard, his widow and heir at law, was substituted as a party.

Upon the trial it was admitted that the defendant, Woodard, was in possession of the premises in controversy, as the tenant of the plaintiff at the time of the commencement of the action.

The defendant offered in evidence a patent from the United States for the land, issued' to her after the commencement of the suit, as the heir at law of…