Carender v. Barry

SHANGLER, Judge.

The plaintiffs Carender brought suit against defendant Barry in ejectment and for damages. The defendant by affirmative answer asserted right by adverse possession. The plaintiffs had judgment for possession of the land and for damages, and the defendant appeals.

The plaintiffs held ten acres in Moniteau County under conveyances by warranty deeds. A county road bounded the Caren-der tracts to the east and separated them from the Barry property. At the time the Carenders took title, Barry was already in occupancy of the southeastern tip of the Carender tract by an office…