Mikel v. Development Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Chief Justice.
The real issue on this appeal is whether the finding of the chancery court that appellant’s use of a tract of land of which appellee was the holder of the record title was not sufficient to constitute adverse possession for more than the statutory period of seven years was clearly against the preponderance of the evidence. We find that it was not and affirm the chancery court’s decree.
We need not go into elaborate detail with reference to the use of the tract by appellant. She and her husband acquired property at 1920 Waldron in Fort Smith in 1965. The dwelling…
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