Matthews v. Grace

Duckworth, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) It is declared in the Code, § 48-106: “The exclusive possession by a child of lands belonging originally to the father, without payment of rent, for the space of seven years, shall create conclusive presumption of a gift, and convey title to the child, unless there shall be evidence of a loan, or of a claim of dominion by the father acknowledged by tlie child, or of a disclaimer of title by the child.” Under the provisions of the quoted statute, the evidence upon the trial authorized the verdict, and the general grounds of the motion for…