Lemmon v. Hartsook

Ewing, C.

This is a suit in ejectment to recover the south half of the south half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 34, township 50, range 21. The petition is in the usual form. The answer is : 1st, A general denial; 2nd, That when the defendant bought and *15took possession of this land one Sarah Jeffries Was the owner of the land now in controversy, and resided on the same; that she is plaintiff’s grantor; that she and her agents pointed out to defendants line between them as the true line; that defendant then built his fence thereon with her consent; that he has ever…