Sheetz v. Longlois

In this case the appellee sued the appellant, in the Benton Circuit Court, to recover damages for certain alleged breaches of the covenants contained in a certain deed, executed on the 20th day of August, 1875, by the appellant to the appellee, whereby the appellant, in consideration of $850.00 to him paid by the appellee, conveyed and warranted to the latter lot No. 336 in the original plat of the town of Fowler, in Benton County, Indiana.

In his complaint, the appellee alleged, inter alia, that the appellant, in and by his said deed, covenanted that he was lawfully seized of said property,…