Harper v. Smith

Alice Earle Harper appeals from a judgment of the Monroe Circuit Court declaring that James A. Smith, Sr., Daniel B. Smith, and David N. Smith and their predecessors had acquired title to certain property located in Monroe County by "adverse possession and prescription."

The following facts are undisputed: In November 1932, Julia S. Crist executed a conveyance of several properties to A.G. Smith, one of which was the northern half of the northwest quarter of section 26, township 7 north, range 8 east. The deed also specifies that this particular parcel includes that property "lying north of…