Tatum v. Jones

McINERNEY, Justice.

Defendants, collateral heirs of Eldridge G. Tatum, appeal from a judgment quieting title in the devisees and lessee of Mary T. Tatum (plaintiffs). This judgment was based upon adverse possession by plaintiffs and their predecessors for a period of forty-six years. The evidence established that the predecessors of plaintiffs and defendants were tenants in common. Therefore, we must determine whether the evidence supports a finding of possession adverse to the cotenants.

The properties involved are the South 180.7 feet of Block 1 and Block 2 in the Town of Tatums, Oklahoma.…