Kinney v. Doe ex dem. Laman

This was an action of ejectment brought by the lessee of Laman and others against Kinney, for a lot of ground in Terre-LIaute. Plea, not guilty. Verdict for the plaintiff. Motion for a new trial overruled, and judgment on the verdict.

The plaintiff proved that the lessors were the heirs of James Henderson, deceased, and showed a conveyance to Henderson of the premises, executed by one Robert Kerr and his wife in April, 1825. It was proved that, in 1822, *351Kerr had possession of the premises and was residing on them with his family; that from August in that year some time in 1823, one Buxton…