Taylor v. Danley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This is an action in ejectment, brought by the appellee, on March 2, 1908, to recover 160 acres of land in Scott county. The plaintiff simply alleged in her petition that she was the owner of the land, was entitled to the immediate possession .thereof, and that *647the defendants unlawfully kept her out of possession. The answer of the appellants to this petition was a general denial only. In another paragraph defendant -Danley alleged that he had been the owner of the land and in the actual possession thereof for more than two years before the…