Peaks v. Hutchinson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. Forcible entry and detainer to obtain possession of a certain stable situated on a portion of village lot No. 40 in Dover, Piscataquis county. It appeared that the stable in question was built by the defendant on the land above described, which was then owned by his wife, under an agreement that when erected it should be his. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitehouse, J.
This is a process of forcible entry and detainer commenced by the plaintiff against the defendant as a disseizor, to obtain possession of “a certain stable” situated on land therein described and alleged to be a part of the realty. The defendant pleads the general issue and for a brief statement of his defense says that the stable in question was erected by him with his own means *531upon the lot described in the plaintiff’s declaration, with the knowledge and consent of his wife, Susie M. Hutchinson, who had title to the lot, with the dwelling-house thereon, before her marriage. The plaintiff…
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