Ryason v. Dunten
Indiana Supreme Court
From Lagrange Circuit Court; Joseph D. Ferrall, Judge. Action by Edward Ryason against Sarah J. Dunten and others for possession and to quiet title. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1337u Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the Court
Gillett, J.-
This was a suit to recover possession of a two-thirds interest in an eighty-acre tract of land in Lagrange county. The first paragraph of the complaint was in ejectment; the second was to quiet title; the third purported specially to allege the facts. The latter paragraph appears, on the whole, also to be a suit to quiet title. Appellees pleaded the general denial and the ten, fifteen and twenty-*87year statutes of limitations. Appellant’s counsel concede that all defenses were admissible under the general denial. The cause was submitted to the court for trial. At the request of the…
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