City of Alton v. Fishback

This was an action in trespass, in the Circuit Court of Madison County, by appellee against appellant.

The declaration alleges that appellant, with force and arms, broke and entered a certain close of appellee, and broke and damaged a certain fence, trod down and damaged the grass and shrubbery and took and removed the soil and earth of appellee, and built a sidewalk on the said close, and kept and continued said sidewalk on the said close without the leave or license of appellee. To the declaration was pleaded, not guilty, liberum tenementum, and eight other pleas, setting forth, in effect,…