Thomas v. Young

The question presented on this appeal is whether or not when land is forfeited or sold to the Commonwealth for the nonpayment of taxes such forfeiture or sale constitutes a break in the continuity of possession required to be established by an adverse claimant.

Eliminating non-essential parts of the record, it appears that Undine Davis Young, Thomas Davis, and Undine D. Bassette, appellees, hereinafter sometimes called the Davises, filed a bill against T. T. Thomas and The People’s Building and Loan Association of Hampton, Virginia, appellants, hereinafter sometimes called Thomas. The bill…