Gould v. Carr
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns-county STATEMENT. A suit of ejectment was instituted on the 3rd day of January, 1876, in the Circuit Court for St. Johns countyjby James M. Gould, for the use of Jacob Yanderpool, against Henry and Wiley Jenkins to recover possession of a certain described lot of land situated in the city of St. Augustine in said county.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns-county STATEMENT. A suit of ejectment was instituted on the 3rd day of January, 1876, in the Circuit Court for St. Johns countyjby James M. Gould, for the use of Jacob Yanderpool, against Henry and Wiley Jenkins to recover possession of a certain described lot of land situated in the city of St. Augustine in said county. The plea of not guilty, and also á further plea that neither the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor or grantor had been seized or possessed of the premises in question within seven years before the commencement of the suit, were…
1Opinion of the Court
Mabry, J.,
(after stating the facts:)
It appears from the admitted facts and the testimony in this case that James M. Gould, as sole heir of Elias Gould, deceased, was rightful owner and in possession of the lot of land in question ou the 21st day of December, 1863, and that the lot was sold in that month under the direct tax laws of the United States to James W. Allen, who received a certificate of purchase from *528the tax commissioners, and. in January, 1864, conveyed, the lot to Edmund Hill. Hill immediately took possession of the lot under his purchase from Allen and remained in possession…
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