Wythe v. Smith

DEADY, District Judge.

This action is brought to recover the possession of lot four, in block five, in the town of Salem. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff [W. T. Wythe] is a citizen of California, and the defendant [Jannette Smith] of Oregon; that the plaintiff is' the owner In fee-simple of the premises and entitled to the possession thereof, and that the defendant unlawfully withholds the same from him, to his damage $600.

The answer of the defendant denies all the material allegations of the complaint, except the citizenship of the parties, and alleges that she is the owner in fee of…