Hayes v. Sells Cotton

The following admission appears in the record:

“Defendants admit that 124 acres of land described in the complaint conveyed by Adam Cochran, Sr., to Adam Cochran, Jr., is the land in controversy in this action, and is the land which was conveyed by Adam Cochran, Sr., to Adam Cochran, Jr., in Book 48, at page 104. This deed conveyed to Adam Cochran, Jr., undivided one-half interest in 250 acres of land.”

That the plaintiffs made out a prima facie case is not seriously controverted, but it is contended that the defendants’ evidence shows conclusively that they have been in the open, notorious,…