Barber v. Thomas

Petitory action to recover 80 acres of land on the ground that the act, whereby the land was acquired, although in form a community purchase of a tract containing 240 acres more or less, was in fact a community purchase to the extent of 160 acres, while the other 80 acres, described in the petition, was in fact a donation to the plaintiff and was at the time of said acquisition her separate and paraphernal property.

The 80 acres claimed in the suit being in the possession of the defendant, as owner under chain of title duly recorded, acquired in good faith, based on the public records, without…