Roe ex dem. Weirick v. Ross

This was an action of ejectment for two pieces of land in Cass county. Plea, the general issue. Verdict for the defendant. Motion for a new trial overruled, and judgment on the verdict.

The plaintiff relied on a conveyance of the premises to his lessor from Joseph Douglass, dated the 23d of March, 1842.

The defendant claimed title to the premises under a purchase at sheriff’s sale.

To sustain his defence, the defendant proved a judgment in the Cass Circuit Court, rendered on the 20th of November, 1840, in favor of G. G. Young, against John T. Douglass; an entry by Weirick, the lessor, as…