Padgett v. Decker

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Hobson

Reversing.

G-. W. Padgett brought this suit against James Decker to recover possession of a tract of 15 acres, of land which he alleged he owned and the defendant held without right. Decker by his answer denied that Padgett owned' the land, and alleged that for more than 15 years prior to the institution of the suit, he had been in adverse possession of it. The case came on for trial before a jury. The proof for the plaintiff was in substance this:: Padgett is 82 years old; he owns a tract of land on which he resides containing something over 200…