Wilson v. Peacock
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Sunflower county. Hon. F. E. Everett, Judge. Suit by M. L. Peacock against A. A. Wilson and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCook, P. J.
This is a suit in ejectment for about ten acres of land located in Sunflower county, a thin strip of land lying along the southern portion of the north half of the south half of a certain described section. Appellee was the plaintiff and appellants were the defendants in the .trial court. The court instructed the jury to find for the plaintiff, and of this instruction defendants complain. Appellants claimed that they obtained title to the land in controversy by adverse possession.
It was the contention of the plaintiff that defendants had rented the land from him after the expiration of ten…
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