Hamilton v. . Icard

The exception to the modification by the court of the defendants' first prayer for instructions in adding "the Graham grant" is without merit. The surveyor, Beard, had testified that he had located the four grants offered by the plaintiff to show that the title was out of the State (including No. 3844, the Graham grant) and that they covered the land. As the satisfactory location of these grants rendered it no longer necessary to prove possession under color of title for 21 years, but reduced the statutory period to 7 years, it was proper to submit the question of location of the grants…