Earnest v. Fite

Section 2830 of the Code of 1907, which became effective as a part of the Code on May 1, 1908, is radically different from section 1541 of the Code of 1896, for which it was substituted. Under section 1541 of the Code of 1896, it was uniformly held, in accordance with its express provisions, that its requirements were not applicable to an adverse claimant who entered upon .land under a bona fide claim of purchase or inheritance, though without color of title. But section 2830 of the Code of 1907 express]y denies the acquisition of title to land by adverse possession unless the claimant shows…