Wilson v. Beck

No useful purpose could be seryed by stating at any great length the pleadings. Suffice it to- say they presented for trial a suit by appellant for recovery of the 45-acre tract of land in controversy, to which the defenses urged by appellees were the general issue, pleas of not guilty, 10-year statute of limitation, and for rents and damages incident to, and growing out of, the possession and use of the land by appellant under the sequestration proceedings sued out by him.

The facts are undisputed, and are as follows:

In 1870 Sam Beck and his wife, Bettie Beck, mentioned in this record also as…