Smith v. Shattuck

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court for the county of Multnomah. The appellant commenced an action in said court to recover the possession of certain real property, consisting of a tract of thirty-seven and one half acres of land situated in said county of Multnomah. The complaint is in the usual form to recover the possession of real property. The respondent interposed several defenses, viz.:—

First. That the land was owned by one I. B. Smith, and in his possession at the time of his death, September 3, 1882, and that the respondent was the administrator of the said Smith. *365Seco…