Cagle v. Valter

The plaintiff, Charles Cagle, commenced an action in the circuit court of Christian County to quiet title in him to a certain tract of river-bottom land of approximately 1.75 acres. Plaintiff claimed title to the tract by adverse possession; defendant Valter claimed to be the holder of valid oil-and-gas leases from the heirs of Robert E. Berry. Other defendants intervened claiming title either as heirs of Robert Berry or as devisees of Frank J. Schuessler. At the conclusion of the proofs the trial court dismissed the complaint and also defendants’ counterclaims and intervening petitions. From…