Cline v. Blackburn

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The widow and children of Hntson Blackburn, deceased, brought an action against Dolly Cline and Homer Cline, her husband, to quiet the title to 10 or 12 acres of land in Martin county. The circuit court adjudged that the plaintiffs are the owners of the land, and the defendants have appealed.

The appellees trace their paper title to the land to a patent issued to William Fraley July 12, 1865, for 155 acres, and appellant Dolly Cline traces her paper title to a patent issued to Robert Meade January 15, 1855, for 100 acres. It is admitted that the two…