English v. Marshall

(After stating the facts.) Marshall, the claimant-in the court below, defendant in error here, contended that he had been in possession of the land in controversy since 1887 under color of title, and that his title, therefore, became absolute after seven years possession; the plaintiff in error denied that Marshall had *732any color of title upon which to base a prescription; and the issue thus made constitutes the principal question to be decided by this court. Marshall was the grantee in a deed given to secure the payment of a debt. Ogburn, the grantor, died without having paid the debt secured…