Dickason v. Dawson

This was an action of forcible detainer, brought by appellant, originally, before a justice of the peace, to recover a certain tract of land in the city of Quincy, which was in the possession of appellee. The appellant failed to recover before the justice, and was likewise unsuccessful on the trial of an appeal in the circuit court. No demand for the possession of the premises was made before the commencement of the suit, and upon this ground, waiving other serious difficulties apparent from the record, the appellant could not recover. The premises, as appears from the record, were originally…