Adams v. Wright

Action, in separate counts, to determine title and in ejectment. Cause was tried to a jury; verdict for defendant on both counts. Plaintiff's motion for a new trial was sustained and defendant appealed.

The land involved lies in Clay County, and is described in the petition as the east 2 acres and the west 3.08 acres of tract 12, Urban Heights addition, etc. It is conceded that the record title is in plaintiff. Defendant claims title by adverse possession under the 10 years statute of limitations, and she also pleaded that she purchased the land in 1927 from the owners and was by them put in…