Putman v. Davis

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, in Equity, Ashville Division, overruling the demurrer of appellant Putman to the cross-bill of appellee Davis.

The dispute concerns title to the NE1/^ of the NE^ of Section 2, Township 14, Range 4, in St. Clair County, a forty acre tract of land known as the John Jester place.

The proceedings in this case were instituted by Davis in an action of ejectment filed on the law side of the circuit court. Putman filed a motion to transfer the case to the equity side of the docket under authority of…