Delay v. Felton

1, In an action of complaint for land the plaintiff must recover on the strength of his own title, and not because of the weakness of that of the defendant in possession.

2. A plaintiff in ejectment or complaint for land may recover the premises in dispute upon his prior possession alone, against one who subsequently acquires possession of the land by mere entry, and without any lawful right whatever. Civil Code, §5008,

3. Where in an action' of complaint for land the plaintiff did not show any prior possession in himself, or any title either by chain of title or prescription in himself or…