Shattuck v. Bates

This is an action of ejectment to recover 200 acres of land described, commenced June 13,1894. The answer put in issue the material allegations of the complaint. At the close of the trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. From the judgment entered thereon, the plaintiff brings this appeal.

It is conceded by both parties that the title to the land was on December 19,1882, and for some time prior thereto, in Margaret E. Shattuck. Her maiden name was Margaret E. Little. She married the plaintiff in 1812, and they lived together as husband and wife until 1881, when differences…