Ely v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Lee county. Decree for the complainants. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The property involved in this litigation is 20.9 acres of forest land situated in Poor valley, in Lee county, Ya., and comprises the northern portion of a tract of seventy-eight acres, patented to Moses McAfee (the common source of title of the plaintiffs and defendants) June 30, 1849.
Considering the original and amended bills of the appellees as a whole, they show a prima facie title to the land in question, and, among others, contain the allegations-“that a few months ago the said Marion T. Ely (one of the defendants) and his father, Robert B. Ely, have gone upon said tract of land * * *…
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