Porter v. People ex rel. Cass

Present, Welles, Selden and Johnson, Justices. This was a common law certioiari to review the oroceedings and determination, on the traverse of an inquisition found, in case of forcible entry and detainer before the county judge of Steuben county. The complaint set out all the facts and was verified by affidavit, but there was no other affidavit than that verifying the complaint. The traverse was tried before the judge by six jurors drawn from the twelve summoned. There was some proof on the trial tending to show that the' relator’s interest in the premises, and his right to the possession…