Corrigan v. Tiernay

This was an action of ejectment for a lot having a front of about twenty-two feet by a depth of one hundred and thirty-seven feet in St. Louis. The defendant Patrick Tiernay answered by way of a general denial, and then set up an equitable defense, praying for affirmative relief. Issues of fact were submitted to a jury, and on the incoming of a verdict the court made a decree divesting the plaintiffs of the title and investing the same in defendant. The evidence is not preserved in the record before us, and the only question for our consideration is, whether the decree is warranted by the…