Lanham v. Huff

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

On October 7, 1841, there was patented to William Morris, by the commonwealth of Kentucky, a tract of land in Laurel county containing about 125 acres, which appellee and plaintiff below, W. F. Huff, claims to have acquired by mesne conveyances, and that he was the owner and in possession of it at the time he filed this equity action in the Laurel circuit court against appellant and defendant below, T. M. Lanham, to obtain judgment quieting his title to 58.24 acres of land which he alleged was within the Morris patent so owned and possessed by him.

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