Brezee v. Powers

The third count of the declaration states the plaintiff’s cause of action as follows:

“And whei’eas, also, the said defendant, before and on March 19, A. D. 1888, was the possessor and owner of certain other premises, with the appurtenances, situate in the city of Grand Rhpids, in the county aforesaid, upon which said premises the said defendant owned and possessed a building which was occupied and used for various business purposes, a portion of said building being used as a theatre.

“And whereas, there now is, and before and on the same day and year aforesaid there were, several separate…