Pownall v. Connell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This was an action in ejectment and for the rents of the property involved.

Plaintiffs’ petition alleged their ownership and title to a quarter section of Crawford county land, that they were entitled to its possession, and that defendant unlawfully kept them out of possession. A second cause of action was also pleaded in which plaintiffs claimed damages in the sum of $3,200 for being deprived of the use of the property for ten years last past, estimating their loss and damage at $320 per annum.

In an answer and second amended cross…