Burchett v. Scott

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming’.

In this suit the question is whether Burchett, the appellant, or Scott, the appellee, is the owner of about 35 acres of land involved in this litigation. Burchett, claiming to be the owner of it, brought this suit, but the lower court adjudged Scott to be the owner, and Burchett appeals. ■

Burchett claimed ownership of the land by a paper title as remote vendee of Hudson Blackburn, to whom a patent was issued in 1857 for 200 acres of land that Burchett claims included this 35 acres. Burchett also claimed it under a paper title as the remote vendee…