Brandon v. Butler

Opinion op the 'Court by

Judge Sampson

Reversing.

Appellee, Butler, sued appellant, Brandon, in the Monroe circuit court to recover for the value of some trees cnt from land claimed by Bntler, and for judgment ejecting Brandon from a narrow strip of land upon which the timber stood, alleging he was the owner of the land and that Brandon was trespassing thereon and taking timber therefrom. Brandon answered and claimed the land from which the timber was taken, resting his title upon adverse possession for the statutory period, and relied also upon a plea of champerty. The whole controversy rested…