Gibson v. Lewis

This was an action of forcible entry and detainer, and on the trial in the circuit court the verdict was as follows: “We, the jury, find the defendants guilty in manner and form as charged in plaintiffs’ complaint, and that they took possession of the premises the 15th of November, 1854 ; and that they have and recover of and from the defendants damages at the *533rate of I2.16J per month for the unlawful detention of said premises.” The verdict is informal, but it is evident that the jury found the defendants guilty of a forcible entry on the 15th of November, 1854; that the premises had since…