Riffle v. Skinner
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Lewis County. Action by John S. Eiffle against E. L. Skinner. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
EOBINSON, PRESIDENT:
In this action of ejectment, the plaintiff, by the verdict of a jury, has judgment for a fee simple estate in 153 acres of land. In seeking to overthrow the judgment defendant insists that *76tbe evidence established more than ten years adverse possession on his part, thereby barring plaintiff 'from recovery against him- and that, at any rate, plaintiff did not show such title in himself as that upon which he could recover. •
Plaintiff relies upon a deed from Camden and Arnold, made to him in 1875, and complete possession thereunder since that time. Defendant relies upon a…
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