Church v. Cole

Pettit J.

This was a suit for1 the possession -of real estate and damages for its detention. The -complaint was in the usual and proper form. The -defendant answered in three paragraphs, as follows:

“ Comes now the defendant, and for answer to plaintiff’s complaint, says that on the 15 th day of March, 1863, the defendant, at Monroe county, State of New York, purchased *36the land mentioned in plaintiff’s complaint, of Alvah Benedict, who heretofore was the owner of the same, said Benedict and defendant being then both residents of said State of New York, said purchase being upon the conditions…