Bowman v. Lee

The plaintiffs bring ejectment, and rely upon a United-States patent to their ancestor. Defendant relies upon the statute of limitations, and claims to be an innocent purchaser without notice. The case was submitted to a jury upon elaborate instructions, who gave a verdict for the plaintiff, upon which judgment was rendered.

This is one of the numerous cases that are improperly brought into this court. The record is a long one, and shows no error. Appellant complains of the instructions, but they give the law in relation to adverse possession carefully and correctly. They show that possession,…