Charles v. McCoy

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Hobson—

Affirming.

John McCoy held a patent from the commonwealth of Kentucky, bearing date January 20, 1837, for 75 acres of land on Burning Fork creek in Pike county. On October ’6, 1922, John C. Charles obtained a patent from the commonwealth of Kentucky for about 4 acres of land, ■which, he claimed was vacant, adjoining a line of the Mc;Coy 75-acre survey. John McCoy and wife on November 7,1838, conveyed the land embraced by the 75-acre patent to Randolph McCoy. Randolph McCoy and wife, Elizabeth, conveyed the land on August 3, 1874, to John R. McCoy.…