Hagerman v. Moon
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Little River Circuit Court. Will P. Feazel, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Ou the 20th of March, 1896, Frank Hagerman and others brought au action against Mrs. Mattie Moon to recover a cer-. tain tract of land. They stated that they were the owners of the land and entitled to the possession of the same, and the manner in which they acquired title.
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Appeal from Little River Circuit Court. Will P. Feazel, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Ou the 20th of March, 1896, Frank Hagerman and others brought au action against Mrs. Mattie Moon to recover a cer-. tain tract of land. They stated that they were the owners of the land and entitled to the possession of the same, and the manner in which they acquired title. During the pendency of the action they filed an amendment to their complaint, which is as follows: “Comes the plaintiffs herein, and, for supplement to their original complaint herein filed, state that the defendant claims title to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Battle, J.,
(after stating the facts.) The defendant relied upon what is known as the two years’ statute of limitations for her defense against this action. The statute, so far as it relates to this case, is as follows: “No action for the recovery of any lands, or for the possession thereof, against any person or persons, their heirs or assigns, * * * who may hold such lands under a donation deed, shall be maintained, unless it appear that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the lands in question within two years next before the eommeneement of such…
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