Dugas v. Hammond

I concur in the judgment' in this case. I can not concur in' some of the statements in the headnotes and in the opinion. The exact point ruled is this: A plaintiff brought an action of complaint for land. She alleged that “petitioner claims title to said land under a deed and under the abstract of title hereto annexed, marked Exhibit A.” The defendant failed to respond to this paragraph of the petition. The court held that such failure was an admission of title in the plaintiff, relieved her from proving title to the premises, and furnished a sufficient basis for a verdict, or judgment in…