Landman v. Fincher

The question involved on this appeal is whether appellant is barred by the seven years statute of limitations or laches from recovering an undivided one-third interest in 240 acres of land in Nevada county which was owned by her grandfather, Dennis Watts, at the time of his death, and who died intestate in 1889 leaving surviving him his widow, Letha Watts, and three children, Mary Watts, Jennie Watts and Dave Watts. After Dennis Watts died the widow and three children resided upon the lands. These parties were negroes. Sometime in 1890, Mary Watts married a negro preacher by the name of…