Pioneer Cooperage Co. v. Dillard

Action in ejectment to recover possession of two small tracts of land in Shannon County, one consisting of 8.52 acres, the other 6.18 acres. Defendants by answer denied plaintiff’s alleged right to possession of the land, asserted title in themselves by adverse possession for more than ten consecutive years, and prayed the court to so decree. The judgment below found the issues against plaintiff, vested title to the lands in defendants as prayed in the answer, and plaintiff appealed.

While plaintiff has the record title to the lands in question, the undisputed evidence in the record shows that…