Gordon v. Ward

As we understand, all parties claim title to the land involved from, a common source, to wit, Mrs. Clara B. Stephens and her husband, so there is no need to discuss or consider the claim of title beyond the Stephens’. There is no doubt that the Stephens conveyed the land to Mrs. E. T. Ward in 1904, but said deed was not recorded until 1927, and after these respondents acquired title from or under the husband, I. C. Ward, who held under two recorded deeds from the Stephens, that is, one from J. N. Stephens and a quitclaim from Clara Stephens and her husband, the latter purporting to confirm…