Ramsey v. Hicks
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Superior Court of Vanderburgh County; Alexander Gilchrist, Judge. Action by James W. Ramsey and others, as trustees of the Washington congregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Daviess County, Indiana, against Joseph P. Hicks, and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRoby, J.
This is an action of ejectment, brought by the appellants against the appellees, to recover possession of a certain lot of ground on which are situated the house of worship and manse of the Washington congregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in Daviess county, Indiana, and for mesne profits during the wrongful and unlawful detention thereof. The complaint is in the statutory form, and the answer is a general denial. The finding and judgment were for the defendants. Plaintiffs ’ motion for a new trial was overruled, and such ruling is the basis of error assigned.
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