Westgate v. Ohlmacher

This was an action of ejectment commenced by the appellant, against the appellee, in the circuit court of DeKalb county, to recover the possession of a strip of land ten inches in width in lot 3, block 15, in the original town (now city) of Sycamore, DeKalb county, Illinois. The declaration was in the usual form, and three pleas were filed. The first plea denied possession in the defendant, the second plea denied that the defendant claimed title to said premises, and the third plea was a plea of not guilty. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant, and the…