Towell v. Etter
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crittenden Circuit Court. Felix G-. Tayloe, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. . The appellee, Etter, brought this action of forcible entry and detainer against appellant Towell, who claimed to be a tenant of appellant Thompson, to recover possession of 35 acres of land, said to be accretion to southwest quarter of section 13, township 9 south, range 8 east, and claimed damages in the sum of $50. Thompson, being the real party in interest, was made defendant.
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Appeal from Crittenden Circuit Court. Felix G-. Tayloe, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. . The appellee, Etter, brought this action of forcible entry and detainer against appellant Towell, who claimed to be a tenant of appellant Thompson, to recover possession of 35 acres of land, said to be accretion to southwest quarter of section 13, township 9 south, range 8 east, and claimed damages in the sum of $50. Thompson, being the real party in interest, was made defendant. The evidence shows that Etter bought the land in controversy March 13, 1889, and had a house upon it, and had, through his…
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, J.,
(after stating the facts.) Section 3443 of San-dels & Hill’s Digest provides that “if any person shall enter into or upon any lands, tenements, or other possessions, and detain or hold the same without right or claim of t-itle, * * * in such cases every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a forcible entry and detainer within the meaning of this act.” Were the defendants guilty under this statute and the proof in this case? The defendant Thompson had a deed as above set out for the southwest quarter of section 13, township 9 north, range 8 east, 151 acres only, and claimed…
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