Terry v. Loudermilk

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Reversing:

In this action of ejectment, James E. Terry and others seek to recover of defendant, James Loudermilk, a tract of 75 acres of land, situated in Whitley County, Kentucky. Defendant denied plaintiffs’ title, and pleaded title by adverse possession. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. Judgment was entered accordingly, and plaintiffs appeal..

Plaintiffs introduced a patent from the Commonwealth to Alfred L. Clapp, dated June 23, 1874. The patent covers 59,560 acres. There are excluded from the patent 23,180 acres,…