West v. West

Action by the appellees against the appellants, to quiet title to real estate in Greene county. The appellants, Nancy A. West and Lillie B. W. Holt, who is the wife of James Holt, filed separate answers. The second paragraph of each answer was the general denial. A demurrer was sustained to the first paragraph of each answer, and of this the appellants complain. The ruling, even if erroneous, was harmless. The general denial being pleaded, evidence of every defence, in an action like the present, was admissible underit. Sec. 1055, R. S. 1881; Berlin v. Oglesbee, 65 Ind. 308.

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