Sharp v. VanWinkle

Action of ejectment by VanWinkle against Sharp, tried upon agreed statement of facts. The circuit judge rendered judgment in favor of VanWinkle, and Sharp appealed.

The land in controversy lies in the counties of Scott and Campbell, north of latitude 36° 30". VanWinkle claims title by regular assignment from the grantees, under a grant properly obtained and duly issued by the State of Kentucky. The grant, or patent as it is called in Kentucky, dated April 7, 1851, is for 16,000 acres, upon a survey made March 5, 1851, and describes the land by metes and bounds. It calls, in substance, omitting…