French v. Olive

Gaines, Associate Justice.

The appellants, who were plaintiffs in the court below, set up title to the land in controversy, by virtue of the statute of limitations of five years. The cause was tried without a jury, and the judge’s special findings of law and fact do not appear in the record. The evidence disclosed in the statement of facts shows that appellants wholly failed to make out their case in one essential particular. In our opinion their evidence was not sufficient to show a payment of taxes for the term of five years. They claimed that the title was perfected by virtue of the adverse…