Bateman v. Butler

The questions which require consideration arise on the special verdict. The facts contained in the special verdict, so far as they relate to the issue joined between the appellant and the appellee Thrift, are, in substance, these: In April, 1883, John M. Bateman, his wife, Sarah A. Bateman, and his son, Aden Bateman, lived upon a parcel of land containing about three acres near the town of [North Salem, in Hendricks county, belonging to Lindley L. Thrift. There was a flouring mill on the land, and the entire property was purchased by John M. Bateman. The consideration which John M. Bateman…