Wingard v. Pierce County

Plaintiff brought suit against Pierce county and the town of Ruston, seeking to have his alleged title to certain lands quieted as against any and all claims of the county and of the town. Each of the defendants demurred to the complaint. The demurrer of the town of Ruston was sustained, and no further steps have been taken in this action against that particular municipality. The demurrer of Pierce county was overruled, whereupon the county answered by way of a general denial and a cross-complaint praying that the title to the property be quieted in the county as against the plaintiff and all…