Merritt v. Westerman

The plaintiff was defeated in an ejectment case, and he has appealed. He is, admittedly, the record owner of the land in controversy so far as the original claim of title is concerned. The defendant claims title by adverse possession. This alleged possession dates from the year 1881, when one S. W. Fowler, a lawyer, is said to have put a tenant in possession of the land, and it is claimed that this possession continued in Fowler, his tenants and grantees, until defendant acquired all of their rights under it through conveyances from Fowler’s representative. We understand defendant’s claim to…