Leggett v. Patterson

Mrs. Ardelia Leggett and others, heirs of A. E. Leggett, brought an action of ejectment against Patterson, for the recovery of a tract of land in the town of Baxley, consisting of one fourth of an acre. On motion, Thomas, a purchaser from Patterson, was made a party defendant. The plaintiffs and the defendants claimed through a common grantor, A. P. Surrency. The plaintiffs introduced in evidence a deed from Surrency to A. E. Leggett, dated September 22,1873, reciting a consideration of $60, and conveying the land in dispute. They also introduced evidence tending to show that, although the…