Filhiol v. Cobb

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

MANNING, J.

The plaintiff acquired from the defendant through a mesne conveyance a tract of land below the town of Monroe of 142 acres, from which she was evicted" or was about to be evicted, when she bought a title from the party who was about to dispossess her. She prays judgment in the alternative, either that she recover the price paid by her to her vendor and the cost of improvements put by her on the land, or the sum paid by her to avoid eviction to the party who was about to dispossess her.

The defendant moved that the plaintiff be compelled to…