Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad v. Newsom

Under the provisions of the forty-first article of our code of practice, the appellee made an application in writing to the court of common pleas of Greene county, Indiana, for a writ of assessment of damages. 2 R. S. 1876, p. 281, et seq.

Omitting the venue, the style of the court, the title of the cause and the signatures of counsel, this application was as follows:

*122“The said plaintiff represents to the court, that-he is the owner in fee simple of the north-west quarter of section six, in township seven north, of range five west, in Greene - county, and other lands adjoining thereto, on which…