Bridges v. McGalliard

Almand, Justice.

This was a common-law action for land, brought by C. O. McGalliard Jr., against Rena P. Bridges, to recover a strip of land claimed by the plaintiff as part of a city lot owned by him. Two demises were laid, one in the name of the plaintiff and one in Johnnie Baker Evans, both dated November 23, 1948. The defendant filed a plea of not guilty, and also asserted prescriptive title by adverse possession under a deed to her from W. L. Brandenburg dated December 7, 1934. By amendment to her answer, it was alleged that “she and her predecessors in title have been in actual, adverse…