Jackson v. Harris

Plaintiff alleged ownership of a certain 40-acre tract of land and the possession of same, and alleged that defendants were slandering his title by having sold timber on the land and claiming ownership by .virtue of a partition proceeding, and, further, by threatening to sue him for the rent of said land. He prayed that his title be recognized, that the act of partition be held as without effect as to- him, and for the timber sale to be held a simulation, and further for damages in the sum of $250 for slander of title.

Defendants answered denying the allegations of the petition in main,…