McConnell v. Martin

This was an action by the appellees against the appellant, to recover the possession of certain real .estate. The action was commenced in Benton county, and went by change of venue to Tippecanoe. The answer was a general denial. There was a trial by a jury, and a verdict for the plaintiffs. A motion by the defendant for a new trial was overruled, and there was final judgment for the plaintiffs.

There is but one error assigned, and that is the refusal of the court to grant a new trial.

The real estate in question had been conveyed on the 4th day of March, 1857, by Henry L. Ellsworth, to the…