Meikel v. Borders

Miller, J. —

The appellee instituted this action to quiet his title to a tract of land in Pulaski county. The cause was tried by the court, and, at the request of the parties, the court made a statement of the facts and its conclusions of law upon them. -

The facts found by the court that must be decisive of this case are, substantially, as follows :

That, on December 15th, 1871, Augustus D. Wood, who was the owner of the land in controversy, conveyed the same, by a general warranty deed, to Caroline M. Meikel, but the /deed was not recorded until June 9th, 1885.

Caroline M. Meikel paid nothing…