Shermer v. . Dobbins

The defendant, Elizabeth Shermer, inherited the tract of land (130% acres) in question from her father, who died in 1876. The plaintiffs are the children of her and her husband, William Shermer, as is also her codefendant, Mary A. Dobbins, with whom is-joined her husband.

The plaintiffs claim that in June, 1892, the defendant Elizabeth Shermer made a deed to her husband, William Shermer, for this land. They admit that it was not executed and probated as required by Re-visal, 2107, but they contend that it was good color of title, and that this ripened into a good title by adverse possession.…