McNamee v. Huckabee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Me. Justice McGowan.

This action was commenced March 11th, 1878, to recover possession of twenty acres of land having upon it deposits of kaoline clay. Within the lines of the tract there is a small parcel of an acre and a half which was not claimed.

The question was one of title. > Both parties claimed under one Edmund Morris. The plaintiffs’ claim was as follows: (1) Deed from Edmund Morris to the Southern Porcelain Manufacturing Company, bearing date May 27th, 1857. This deed was not recorded until December 7th, 1877, and then without any indorsement…