Fletcher v. Fletcher

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

(After stating the foregoing-facts.) This is a controversy between the original parties to the alleged contract, and does not involve the rights of innocent third parties. The primary object of the suit was to recover the land. A controlling question is whether the action was barred by the statute of limitations or by laches.

“If an original deed is lost, a copy may be established by the superior court of the county where the land lies.” Code, § 29-113. The defendant did not demur on the ground that the petition failed to allege the date on which the deed was lost,…