Davidson v. Bates

This was a suit by appellants against the appellees, Hervey Bates and Mary J. Nance, to recover the possession of certain described out-lots in the city of Indianapolis. Appellees severed in their defence, and each of them separately answered specially, in a single paragraph, disclaiming title as to part of the real estate sued for, and setting up a defence as to the residue thereof; and they separately filed cross complaints, wherein each of them sought to have the title quieted to so much of the real estate described in the complaint as each of them claimed to own.

Appellants replied…