Person v. . Roberts

This is an action to recover land. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs, and defendant appealed. Plaintiffs sought to show that both parties claimed title from a common source, that is, under William Lewis, the original owner of the land, for the purpose of estopping the defendant. In order to do this, they introduced a deed from John T. Kennedy, sheriff, to John Coley, whose lands at his death were divided among his heirs, and tract No. 2 allotted % to the feme plaintiff, which includes the land in controversy. Plaintiff introduced other deeds for the land, but the sheriff’s…