Waller v. Dansby
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Nevada Circuit Court; James S. Steel, Judge; STATEMENT OE EAOTS. Appellant instituted this action in the circuit court against appellee to recover possession of a certain tract of land.
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Appeal from Nevada Circuit Court; James S. Steel, Judge; STATEMENT OE EAOTS. Appellant instituted this action in the circuit court against appellee to recover possession of a certain tract of land. The material facts are as follows: The present suit was commenced on October 17, 1917, and the trial was had on the 6th day of January, 1920. The forty acres of land involved in this appeal were originally owned by Jacob Dansby, the husband of Amanda Dansby, and the father of Marshall Dansby. He mortgaged this forty-acre tract along with several other tracts of land to W. B. Waller to secure an…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
(after stating the facts). It is claimed by counsel for appellant that Marshall Dansby had no color of title to the forty acres invlved in this appeal, and therefore could only acquire title by adverse possession to the ten acres of land which he had cleared and actually had in his possession. In making this contention counsel have not taken into consideration the fact that Marshall Dansby could tack his possession to that of his father, Jacob Dansby. The record shows that Jacob Dansby originally owned the land and had a deed thereto. According to the testimony of Amanda Dansby they paid…
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