Jeffries v. Sherburn

Jeffries, who was the plaintiff, sued Sherburn and Whitworth for the recovery of land in Posey county, described as the “ north-east quarter of the north-east quarter, *113of section 16 in township 7, south of range 4 west.” The complaint is in the usual form. Sherburn filed a disclaimer. Whitworth answered: 1. By a denial. 2. That he holds possession of the land under and by virtue of a school land certificate, or bond, issued by Thomas F. Prosser, auditor of Posey county, to Francis A. Ashworth, on the 15th of April, 1856, and he, on the 6th of March, 1857, assigned the same land to John…