Bowman v. Wettig

Hr. Justice Breese

delivered the opinion of the Court:

This was an action of ejectment in the Circuit Court of St. Clair county, brought by John B. Bowman against Andrew Wettig, to recover the possession of lot one in block twenty-one, in Illinoistown in that county.

The cause was "tried by a jury under the general issue, and a verdict for the plaintiff. A motion for a new trial was made and overruled, and a judgment entered on the verdict and a writ of possession awarded.

From this judgment the defendant appeals to this court, and assigns as error, that the court admitted improper evidence for…