Crawford v. Crawford

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Logan

Reversing.

Ed Crawford, Will Crawford, and Leslie Crawford instituted suit in ejectment against W. Y. Crawford seeking to recover the possession of a small parcel of land in Carter county containing between four and five acres. The defendant answered denying that the plaintiffs owned the property and alleging ownership in himself. In the third paragraph he set up his claim of title from George W. Prichard to whom the property was conveyed about the year 187á through mesne conveyances to himself. The plaintiffs were claiming title through George W. Crawford,…