Chiles v. Conley's Heirs

Judge Marshall

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In August, 1793, William Hays conveyed, by metes and bounds, to Edward Taylor, one hundred and eighteen and three quarter acres of land, embraced within patents previously issued, but with which Hays had no connection. And in the course of that year, Taylor entered on the land embraced in the deed, and he and those claiming under him, among whom was Conley, and afterwards his heirs, continued in possession until between 1822 and 1825, when Chiles became possessed of some portion of the land, not exceeding one third, by the execution of a writ…