Lyles v. Roach
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Kershaw, J., Richland, April, 1888. This was an action by Joseph Lyles against Alice Roach and J. M. Roach, her husband, commenced December 15, 1887. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Chibe Justice Simpson.
In 1872 the defendants took possession of the land in dispute, which at that time belonged to plaintiff’s father, and they have held possession ever since. In 1872, at the time this possession was taken by the defendants, the limitations in reference to the recovery of real property was as follows: “No action for such purpose could be maintained, unless it should appear that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the premises within twenty years before the commencement of such action.”…
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