Canton Trust Co. v. Durrett

The first count of the petition is in the ordinary form of an action in ejectment, for possession of 359 acres of land situated in Lewis County. Plaintiff's claim of ownership and right to possession is founded upon the purchase of the property by plaintiff on March 28, 1925, at a sale under a deed of trust executed by defendants, Cynthia P. Durrett, and Oscar H. Durrett her husband, to secure the payment of a note executed by them to the plaintiff.

The second count of the petition alleged the purchase of the property at sale under the deed of trust, demand for possession of the premises,…