Richards v. Crews

This was an action in ejectment. The objection is that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and the point raised on the objection is, that it is nowhere averred in the complaint that the plaintiff is “entitled to the possession” of the land described, or that the defendant wrongfully withheld the same at the time the action was brought.

Our statute declares that the complaint in actions to recover real property shall set forth that the plaintiff has an estate or interest in the premises claimed, particularly stating the nature and extent of such estate…