Morris v. Eagle
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from-Eonoke Chancery Court; John B■ Martineau, Chancellor; If Bus Fleming and his sons were Mrs. Morris’s tenants, they cannot question her title or right of possession. 43 Ark. 28. And if he was her tenant since 1894, and paid rent to her through her husband, her possession of the land for that period is established, and she acquires title under the statute of limitations. 38 Ark. 193; 77 Ark. 324; 75 Ark. 395; 2 Taylor on Landlord & Tenant (8 ed.), § 705 and note 3.…
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Appeal from-Eonoke Chancery Court; John B■ Martineau, Chancellor; If Bus Fleming and his sons were Mrs. Morris’s tenants, they cannot question her title or right of possession. 43 Ark. 28. And if he was her tenant since 1894, and paid rent to her through her husband, her possession of the land for that period is established, and she acquires title under the statute of limitations. 38 Ark. 193; 77 Ark. 324; 75 Ark. 395; 2 Taylor on Landlord & Tenant (8 ed.), § 705 and note 3. 1. W. N. Morris is not a party to this action in his individual capacity, and the allegation in Mrs. Morris’s answer to…
1Opinion of the CourtBattue, J.
Mrs. K. E. Morris commenced • suit against R. E. E. Eagle in the Eonoke Chancery Court to quiet her title to the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section six in township two south, and in range nine west in Eonoke County, in this State. She alleged in her complaint that she acquired title to the land under a sale for taxes made on the 12th day of June, 1893, at which J. D. Shute became the purchaser; that thereafter, on the 26th day of June, 1893, she purchased the same from Shute, and he assigned the certificate of sale to her; and that thereafter, on the 4th day of August,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dickinson v. Arkansas City Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Cooper v. LeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Rhodes v. CovingtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1901
- Hershey v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
- Schattler v. CassinelliSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Thomason v. AbbottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
- Price v. PriceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
- Guy v. StanfieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916