Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. McKindley
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1864PublishedCited by 5 opinions
APPEAL from the Tippecanoe Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtPerkins, J.
On the 28th of April, 1836, John Cunningham purchased a tract of land with the money, it is alleged, of James McKindley, and took the deed to himself. At that time, James was the step-son of said Cunningham, and was *150twenty years of age. In 1859, Cunningham died, not having conveyed the land in question to McKindley. In 1860, McKindley instituted this suit against the heirs of Cunningham to obtain a conveyance of the land from them to him.
The defendants answered:
1. The general denial of the complaint.
2. The six years statute of limitations.
3. The twenty years statute of limitations.
4. The…
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