Prescoat v. Hester

Appellant brought this suit for the recovery of land against appellee. He claimed the land under a deed from W. H. Prescoat and wife dated in 1892. Plaintiff’s evidence tends to show that W. H. Prescoat was in possession at that time; that Robert Prescoat, father of plaintiff, lived on the land after W. H. Prescoat moved off, but the evidence does not show when, nor does it show the circumstances of his leaving; only that Graham "Williams, predecessor in title to defendant, followed Robert Prescoat in possession about 1901 or 1902. He was followed by successive claimants down to defendant.…