Hoskins v. Talley

OPINION OF THE COURT

BRATTON, J.

This suit was instituted by the ap-pellee, Daniel Hoskins, trustee, against the appellants, John Archer Talley and Panline C. Pettys, to quiet title to two certain described tracts of land situated within the Las Vegas Grant, the first of which contains 180 acres, and the second of which contains 173.10 acres. Appellants by answer denied appellee’s title, and by cross-coinplaint specifically pleaded title in themselves by adverse possession under the statute of limitations, by setting forth that they and their predecessors in interest had, in good faith and…