Gunter & Munson v. Meade & Bomar

STAYTON, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by appellees to remove cloud from and to quiet title to land in controversy, basing their right on a patent, as well as adverse possession for three years.

The land was patented to M. M. Purinton as assignee of Donato Leona on August 13, 1884, and the plaintiffs deraign title regularly from the patentee. It was located and surveyed as early as December 21, 1874, and the field notes returned to the General Land Office within the time prescribed bylaw, and was granted by virtue of what appeared to be a duplicate certificate issued by the Commissioner…