City of Florence v. White

Ryan, C.

This was an action of ejectment brought in the district court of Douglas county January 1, 1898. The subject-matter of the litigation was known as “South Market Square,” in the city of Florence. The plaintiff in the district court, Mary A. White, alleged that she had a legal and equitable estate and was entitled to the possession of said square, and that ever since November, 1888, the defendant, the city of Florence, had unlawfully kept her out of possession. There was a prayer for possession and for damages which she alleged she had sustained by reason of the aforesaid wrongful…