Cook v. Lister

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

This appeal presents but one question for our decision. The suit was instituted by appellant to recover of appellees 320 acres of land out of the Thomas Haley survey. It is admitted that appellant has a complete title to the land, and should have recovered from appellees, unless they had acquired title thereto under operation of the statute of limitations of five years.

The appellees have a deed of conveyance for 941 acres of land, described by metes and bounds, and the land in controversy is included within the bounds of this 941 acre tract. This deed was duly…