[Ultimate facts authorizing recovery.]

It shall be sufficient to entitle the plaintiff to recover, to show that at the time of the commencement of the action the defendant was in possession of the premises claimed, and that the plaintiff had a right to the possession thereof. History: C.L. 1897, § 2685 (255), added by Laws 1907, ch. 107, § 1 (255); Code 1915, § 4365; C.S. 1929, § 105-1806; 1941 Comp., § 25-807; 1953 Comp., § 22-8-7.