Lessee of Little v. Lake
Ohio Supreme Court
This was an action of ejectment from Wayne county. The facts were agreed by the counsel for the plaintiff and defendant, and are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The case was argued by Avert, Silliman and Cox, for the defendants. Jarvis, who was counsel for the plaintiff, submitted it without argument.
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Grimke
delivered the opinion of the court:
This was an ejectment, of which an agreed ease has been made, and the facts are simply these: William Gooden, deceased, under whom both parties claim title, acquired the land in controversy, by purchase. He was an illegitimate son of Mary Hodges, formerly MaryHurlbut; and died in December, 1834, intestate. His widow survived him a short time, and died, leaving the lessors of the plaintiff, her brothers and sisters, her heirs at law. *Mary Hurlbut, the mother of William Gooden, died before him, leaving no issue except himself, and her heirs at…
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