Schutt v. Lester, Et Vir

On writ of error, we review judgment in ejectment in favor of defendants.

Both parties -asserted title from a common source.

It is well settled that -in ejectment “the plaintiff must recover on' the strength of his own title and not on the weakness of the title of the defendant. The plaintiff cannot recover even as against one without title unless he shows title or prior possession. Phillips v. Lowenstein, 91 Fla. 89, 107 So. 350; Ropes v. Minshew, 51 Fla. 299, 41 So. 538; Skinner Mfg. Co. v. Wright, 56 Fla. 561, 47 So. 931; Florida Finance Co. v. Sheffield, 56 Fla. 285, 48 So. 42, 23 L. R. A.…