Patterson v. Webster

Frank Holt, Justice.

This is an action to quiet title. Appellant sought to have the ownership of 80 acres of farmland vested in him by adverse possession, and consequently, have appellees’ purported interest cancelled. The Chancellor held that appellant had not established ownership by adverse possession; that a 1932 warranty deed from appellant’s grandfather to appellees’ predecessor in title was absolute and not a mortgage as asserted by appellant; that appellant was a year-to-year tenant and appellees are entitled to immediate possession. The court confirmed the title in appellees and…