Hunt v. Bowman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J. :

This was an action in ejectment. Defendant in error H. O. Bowman was the owner of a judgment against M. E. Martin which was a lien on the real estate in controversy. Henry King was the holder of a mortgage on the same property, executed and recorded after the rendition of the Bowman judgment and junior thereto. William Sims was also the owner of a judgment against Martin, which, at the time of its rendition, was inferior in time and lien to both the Bowman judgment and the King mortgage. This last judgment of Sims was bought by the plaintiff…