Hecock v. Van Dusen

This suit was commenced in justice’s court. Plaintiff declared against defendants in trespass for cutting timber upon the land, claimed,to be owned by plaintiff in fee-simple, situate in the township of Summerfield, in Monroe county, and described as the “west half of the north-east quarter of section one.” The defendants jointly pleaded the general issue, and gave notice, under the statute, that the title to land would come in question, also that the premises described in said declaration were not the close of the said plaintiff, but were the close and premises of Laurayn E. DeWolf and…