Soulia v. Stratton

The plaintiff has sued in ejectment to recover the seizin and possession of a small piece of land which the defendant occupies and claims to own. The case was referred and was heard in the court below on the referee’s report. The plaintiff had judgment, and the defendant argues an exception thereto.

The only claim relied upon for a reversal is that on the report there was not a disseizin of the plaintiff, nor a wrongful possession by the defendant, of the premises described in the complaint. It is not denied that the defendant was in possession of the disputed territory during all the time…