Igartua v. Pérez
Igartua v. Pérez
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court. •
Doña Teresa Igartua y del Valle purchased a farm of Doña Susana de Jesús and brought a proceeding of forcible entry and detainer against Manuel Pérez as a tenant at will (precarie) to recover certain property which she alleged was part of the purchase. In his defense the latter maintained that he had been in possession of the property thait he held for a number of years and that he had acquired the same by inheritance. At the trial as would appear from the bill of exceptions there arose questions of possession inheritance and identification of the property sought to be recov
We cannot agree with the appellant that it was necessary for the appellee to present any written proof of his title as the issues between the parties were the questions of actual possession and identification, and the. burden was on the appellant to show these facts affirmatively.
For these reasons the judgment appealed from must be affirmed.
Arn , Affirmed.
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