Everett v. Sanderson

The defendants assert primarily that the evidence of the plaintiffs does not suffice to show adverse possession for twenty years within the purview of G.S. 1-40, and that the action ought to have been involuntarily nonsuited on that ground in the trial court.

When the evidence is interpreted in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, it discloses these facts:

1. On 12 January, 1948, L. W". Everett executed a deed sufficient in form to convey the 210 acres to the plaintiffs in fee.

2. For at least thirty-five consecutive years antedating his deed, L. W. Everett put the 210 acres to the only…