McDonald v. Cartwright

WALKER, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves the title to 25 acres of land out of a tract of 1,2S0 acres situated in Montgomery county. On January 28, lSS-i, L. E. Dunn, not the record owner, deeded to R. R. Dunn 1,012½ acres of the 1,280 acres, and R. R. Dunn, on December 1, 1895, deeded the 25 acres in controversy out of the 1,012½ acres to John Stowe, and on January 1, 1890, Stowe sold this 25 acres to appellant S. D. McDonald. In the lower court appellants S. D. McDonald and wife, as defendants, claimed 'this 25 acres by way of cross-action in plea of 10 years’ limitation against appellee,…