Williams v. Pressler

Opinion of the court by

Burford, C. J. :

This was an action in forcible de-tainer, brought on appeal to the district court of Noble county. The property in controversy was a town lot in the city of Perry, the title of which was still in the United States, and for which both plaintiff and defendant were contestants before the interior department. The defendant, Williams, was in actual possession and the plaintiff, Press-ler, claimed that he was occupying as a tenant, and that the lease had been terminated by notice. The defendant denied the relation of landlord and tenant, and claimed possession…