Adams v. Shelton

Opinion op the Court by

Clay, Commissioner.Affirming.

This is a suit in ejectment brought by appellant to recover possession and damages for the use of a 2*4 acre tract of land in Lincoln County. Appellees ’ defense was a claim of title based on adverse possession for more than fifteen years. A trial being had, the jury found for appellees. Appellant urges for reversal on this appeal: (1) his right to a peremptory instruction, (2) the admission of incompetent evidence, and (3) the verdict is contrary to the evidence.

It is stipulated that appellant had a superior paper title to the tract in…