Brown v. Glass

This is a possessory action which, without objection on the part of plaintiffs and, indeed, with their virtual consent, was converted into a petitory action by Crichton Company, Ltd., one of the defendants, which claims title by purchase in 1916 from W. C. Welch, who bought in 1913 from Morgan E. James, who bought in 1912 from Isaac Green, to whom it was donated by his father, George Green, by act dated July 7, 1891, and recorded July 13, 1891.

The various deeds in this chain of title were duly recorded within a few days from their respective dates.

The plaintiff, Mathilda Brown, born Green,…