Morris v. Monroe Sand & Gravel Co.

This suit is to recover 30 acres of land, the chief value of which is its sand and gravel deposits. The respective claimants trace title to a common author, Major Thomas McGuire, who appears to have acquired 114 acres at different times, and from different parties.

On May 13, 1878, McGuire sold the several tracts, including the 30 acres involved, to J. B. Wolfe & Co.

The land was assessed to Wolfe & Co. for 18SS, under the following description:

“One hundred and fourteen acres, known as Thos. McGuire place about one and a half miles from Trenton, lying on both sides of Claiborne road.”

The taxes…