Helm v. Crawford

Jodgé Mints

delivered the opinion.

The appellants, who were complainants in the court below, crave relief against sundry adverse entries and patents of elder dale; and for this purpose set up an entry on treasury warrant for 2500 acres of land, dated December 20, 1782, in the name of Lyiraugb Helm. The defendants, now appellees, rely not only on their efder grants, but the validity of their entries, and an adverse possession of more than twenty years. If the entry of the complainants cannot be sustained, it will be wholly unnecessary to enquire into the merits of the defence set tip. The calls…