Busby v. Thompson

David Newbern, Justice.

This is an ejectment case which was certified to this court by the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Our jurisdiction is based on Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Rule 29.4. b. The circuit judge held the defendants could not be ejected because they had obtained title by adverse possession. We disagree, and we find no other basis for the claims of the defendants, so the decision of the lower court is reversed.

Bailey Lamb executed a deed in 1919 to his grandson Noah McCray to a tract of land containing approximately 126 acres. The granting clause was, “. . . unto my…