Richardson v. Williams
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Mississippi Circuit Court. Hon. L. L. Mack, Circuit Judge. STATEMENT. The appellant, Jane Gr. Richardson, sued the appellee in •ejectment, in the Circuit Court of Mississippi county, for Sec. 19, T. 16, N. R. 13 E; the S. fl. 1-2 Sec. 25 ; the N. W. 1-4 Sec. 24, and S. E. fl. 1-4 Sec. 25 in T. 16, N. R. 12 E., ■ alleging that she was the owner and entitled to immediate possession, and that the defendant was in possession without right.
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APPEAL from Mississippi Circuit Court. Hon. L. L. Mack, Circuit Judge. STATEMENT. The appellant, Jane Gr. Richardson, sued the appellee in •ejectment, in the Circuit Court of Mississippi county, for Sec. 19, T. 16, N. R. 13 E; the S. fl. 1-2 Sec. 25 ; the N. W. 1-4 Sec. 24, and S. E. fl. 1-4 Sec. 25 in T. 16, N. R. 12 E., ■ alleging that she was the owner and entitled to immediate possession, and that the defendant was in possession without right. The defendant denied her title aud right of possession to the first three tracts, asserted title and possession in the first two in himself,…
1Opinion of the Court
opinion.
Harrison, J,
As shown by the bill of exceptions, which purports to contain all the evidence in the case, the only evidence adduced to prove title in the plaintiff, was the ■testimony of Long.
The deed to her from him, which she relied upon as a ’ part of her chain of title, and a copy of which was exhibited with the complaint was not, it seems, read to the jury, and no mention is made of it in the bill of exceptions.
The copies of deeds, which, either party in an action for the recovery of lands relies upon as evidence of his title, and which the act of March 5th, 1875, requires to be…
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