Shields v. Ivey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scudder, J.

An action of ejectment was brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, to recover possession of a house and lot of land at Cape May, and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff.

*281The title of the plaintiff, on which he based his action, was an adverse possession for twenty years by his mother, Jane A. Shields, under whom he claimed, by descent, an undivided half of the property. The title of the defendant was a clear paper title, by successive deeds, from Samuel A. Shields and Jane A., his wife, to Nancy M. Ivey, dated November 20th, 1856;…