Crotwell v. Whitney

Legge, Justice.

The children of Samuel P. Crotwell brought this action to recover from William B. Whitney and Julius Titus a tract of land in Newberry County comprising about three hundred twenty acres. Joined as defendants were Willie D. Summer, a predecessor in title to Whitney, and Arthur State Bank, Whitney’s mortgagee. Plaintiffs founded their claim of title upon a deed executed by their father; defendants pleaded a tax deed, adverse possession, presumption of a grant, and laches. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, only Whitney and the bank have appealed.

James A. Crotwell,…