Rasor v. Qualls

Trespass quare clausum fregit, brought by George Rasor against Nicholas Qualls. There are two counts in the declaration. The first is for breaking the plaintiff’s close in August, 1836, and taking and carrying away a certain quantity of his grain. The second count is for forcibly taking and carrying away a certain quantity of other grain belonging to the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded the general issue. He also pleadecl in bar to the first count, the following special plea, viz. that the close in that count mentioned now is, and at the time when, &c., was, the soil and freehold of one John…