Virginia Midland Railroad v. Barbour & Jeffries

The only question involved in this appeal is whether the appellees and those under whom they claim had been in actual adversary possession of the land in controversy under a claim of title for more than fifteen years prior to the institution of the suit.

The facts in the case were agreed, and_are as follows:

“ That the lot of land in the hill and proceedings mentioned was conveyed to John T. Hicks hy E. B. Hill by deed, dated March 9, 1868; that at this time Hicks was'in possession of the lot, and continued to he in possession until his death, in 1887; that under proceedings in the bankrupt…