Shaffer v. . Gaynor

The plaintiff alleged possession in himself of the lands described in the complaint and deduced title from John C. Blake, trustee, to whom one S. T. Carrow had executed a deed in trust with power of sale. The lands had been bought by Carrow in 1872 at execution sale against Noah W. Guilford, issued on judgments rendered prior to 1868. The defendant asserted title to the land upon which the trespass was alleged to have been committed. In his further defense the defendant alleged "that during or about the months of April or May, 1872, while the said S. T. Carrow was in possession of the lands…