Frank v. Johnson

CLAYTON, Justice.

This appeal by Joe Frank, respondent below, is from a decree of partition whereby he was awarded 36J4 acres of land, in fee, same being one-half of the acreage decreed as jointly owned by complainants and respondent, his interest having been found by the trial court to have been an undivided one-half interest in 72}4 acres. There was no doubt of his ownership of an undivided one-half interest, but he claimed complete title in 72^2 acres by adverse possession.

It was agreed by stipulation in the record that Sam Johnson died in 1903 or 1904 owning 75 acres of land which he…