Howell v. Rye

On the twenty-seventh of February, 1878, Turner Howell commenced an action of unlawful detainer in the circuit court of Pope, county against John C. Rye. There were two counts in the complaint, the first alleging, in substance, that plaintiff was the owner and entitled to the possession of the following described premises, situated in Pope county, to-wit: The south part of the south half of section 28, in township 9, north range 20 west, containing 150 acres; about 60 acres of which were inclosed and prepared for cultivation; and that in January, 1877, he leased, by parol, the inclosed land…