Wickersham v. Woodbeck

NaptoN, Judge,

delivered the opinion of.the court.

This is an action of ejectment for forty acres of land in Cedar County. The land in controversy is a portion of the lands acquired bv the State under the Act of Congress of Sept. 4th, 1841, entitled “ An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of public lands and to grant pre-emption rights.”

*60The plaintiff had a patent from the State dated Oct. 10th, 1867, reciting a purchase on the 3rd day of Oct. 1867. The answer set up the statute of limitations. The answer further set up as a .defense, that on Feb. 13th, 1860, one N. J. Jones was…