McConnell v. Rhone

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The action, one in forcible detention of real property after lawful entry, was commenced before a justice of the peace. The complaint alleged that the real property had been sold by the plaintiffs to the defendants for a stipulated price payable in installments, which had not-been paid; that the contract had been forfeited, and that notice to vacate the premises had been given. The action was tried before the justice of the peace, resulting in a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, from which the defendants appealed to the district court.…