Peck v. Daniel

This action of ejectment was instituted by plaintiff, Annie Belle W. Daniel, against defendants, William M. Peck and Margaret C. Peck, to recover possession of a parcel of land in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, containing approximately one-half of an acre. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and we granted a writ of error to the judgment.

Counsel for all the parties agree that the only issue on appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to support plaintiff’s claim of adverse possession of the land in dispute.

The evidence is before us in narrative form.…