Atlantic Land & Improvement Co. v. Davis

DREW, Justice.

In a suit to quiet title brought by appellants, the appellee Davis filed an answer alleging he “had been in the adverse possession of the lands * * * under color of title for more than thirty years prior to the commencement of this suit.” For a further defense Davis" alleged that appellants had not “been seized or possessed of said premises within seven years before the accruing of the supposed right of action upon which suit is brought and that said plaintiffs are barred from the bringing of this proceeding under the provisions of Section 95.14, Florida Statutes 1951 [F.S.A.].”

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