Britt v. Houser

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

The appellant, Britt, brought a suit in ejectment against the appellee, Houser, seeking to recover the possession of a body of land situated in McCracken county, containing about 73 acres.

The answer of Houser was a traverse and an affirmative plea of ownership.

On the trial of the case it developed that the defense of Houser and his claim of ownership were rested entirely on adverse possession, and so the court confined the issues to this question, by instructions that are not criticised.

The jury, after considering the case, found a verdict in…