Thomas v. Jackson

This is a suit to recover a tract of land which the defendants have possession of. The plaintiff inherited the land from her father and produced deeds showing a continuous chain of title, traced back to the government. The defendants have no title whatever. They got possession by renting the land from the plaintiff’s father, and continued to pay rent to his heirs for several years after his death. Finally they failed to pay one of their rent notes, and the plaintiff brought suit to eject them. That suit was dismissed at her cost, after which she filed this suit. There was judgment in her…