Gibson v. Luther
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. Ejectment by Charles E. Gibson against George M. .Ruther and another. From a judgment awarding part of title to the property in controversy to plaintiff and part to defendants, both parties bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Gibson instituted this suit in ejectment to recover from the defendants, George M. and Josephine A. Luther, the possession of six separate tracts of land situated in Kiowa county, Colo. The defense was a denial of plaintiff’s title or right of possession and an affirmative claim of title in themselves by (1) adverse possession, and (2) the payment of taxes for a period of more than seven successive years immediately preceding the commencement of the suit. There was a replication denying the affirmative matter. Upon issues so joined the case came on for trial before the…
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