Hardin v. . Beaty and Hogue

The defendant Beaty admitted that he was in possession of the premises, as the tenant of the other defendant Hogue, who was admitted to defend as landlord. The lessor of the plaintiff, and the defendant Hogue, both claimed under sheriff's deeds, made upon sales under executions against Francis Beaty, but the deed under which Hardin, the plaintiff's lessor claimed, was, prior to that, to one Adam Beaty, under which the defendant Hogue claimed. It was contended, however, by the latter that Hardin was estopped from setting up title against him, because his grantor, after the sheriff's sale under…