Murphy v. Murphy

These are two cases which involve the same questions of law and substantially the same facts, and will therefore be disposed of in one opinion. Each case involves the title to certain tracts of land, and the parties claim from a common source. All of the lands were formerly owned by J. "Warren Murphy, who conveyed them by deed dated December 11, 1901, to L. D. Murphy, appellant in each of these cases.

Appellee T. W. Daniels claims title to 120 acres of the land — three tracts containing forty acres each — under mesne conveyances from J. Warren Murphy, who executed deeds in the year 1909, long…