Heirs of Marr v. Gilliam
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM MAURY. This action of ejectment was tried at the September Term, 1859, before Judge William P. Martin. There was a verdict and judgment against the plaintiff, who appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
This action of ejectment was commenced the 25th of February, 1853, to recover 1,632¿ acres of land, a part of Grant, No. 388, issued to James Galloway, by the State of North Carolina, on the 17th of December, 1794. The, plaintiffs sue as the devisees of William M. Marr. All of them, except Tennessee E. Tenable, failed in the action, and she recovered an undivided eighth of the tract, less 100 acres in its South-East corner, in the possession of Hardin Mayberry, who was not sued. They all appeal to this Court, Their title is denied, as follows: Constant Perkins, of Pittsylvania County, in the…
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