Sumner v. Griffin
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 43. — ACTION BY PETER SUMNER AGAINST WILLIAM GRIFFIN AND ANOTHER TO RECOVER LAND.— Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. M. L. Jarvis, Circuit Judge. From a directed verdict for defendants, plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Hobson —
Reversing.
Peter Sumner brought this suit against "William Griffin and Nody Griffin, alleging that he was the owner of a certain tract of land, and that the defendants were without right in possession of a part of the tract, and were unlawfully keeping him out of possession. William Griffin filed an answer, in which he denied that Sumner was the owner of the land, and pleaded that he was the owner, and that he and those under whom he claimed had been in adverse possession of it for 30 years. In another paragraph of the answer he pleaded that the controversy…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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