Lamar v. Kentenia-Cumberland Corporation

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

—Affirming.

The appellants, sixteen in number, brought this suit in ejectment against the appellees, Kentenia-Cumberland Corporation, H. C. Clay and C. B. Spicer, asserting title and the right of possession to 4,000 acres of land lying in Harlan and Bell Counties. A patent to "the land was issued to and perfected by John Taylor in 1845. He died in 1874 still owning it. The plaintiffs alleged that Taylor had no direct descendants and that his heirs were a half-sister, Polly Taylor, and a half-brother, James Taylor, and that they, the plaintiffs, are…