Royall v. Lessee of Lisle
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ejectment, in Marion Superior Court.' .Tried.before Judge Crawford, February Term, 1854. The lessee of H. Lisle, brought suit against Asa Royall,. for a lot of land. On the trial, the plaintiff introduced a grant to H. Lisle, in 1887—proved possession in Asa Royall, from 1st January, 1849, and the value of the rent.
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Ejectment, in Marion Superior Court.' .Tried.before Judge Crawford, February Term, 1854. The lessee of H. Lisle, brought suit against Asa Royall,. for a lot of land. On the trial, the plaintiff introduced a grant to H. Lisle, in 1887—proved possession in Asa Royall, from 1st January, 1849, and the value of the rent. The defendant relied upon the Statute of Limitations, and showed that one Meredith Duke went into possession of the lot of land, in 1841 or 1842—cleared about an aere and a quarter, inclosed it and used it, sometimes, as a cow-pen, and sometimes, cultivated it. He also cut logs…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
Do. the facts in this case constitute adverse possession, so as to protect the defendant, under the plea of the Statute of Limitations ?
He and those under whom he claims, owning the adjoining lot, inclosed a cow-pen on No. 87, embracing an area of 1-J-acres. The cattle of the defendant ranged over the land, and occasionally, trees were cut off of it.
*547[1.] I understand the doctrine to be briefly this: (I may be confounded, by reading and hearing read, too much on the subject, as Judges very frequently are,) the person owning the title to land, is,…
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