Nelson v. Gridley

This is an action for trespass, involving the title to land.

The plaintiff holds under a deed describing his land by courses and distances, and the alleged trespass did not take place upon the land described in his deed, but upon adjoining land which the plaintiff claimed to own by adverse possession, and by practical location by the parties.

At the close of the testimony, the court directed a verdict for the defendant. We think this direction was proper. There was no evidence sufficient to justify a jury in finding that the plaintiff owned the land where the alleged trespass occurred.

It was…