Sanderson v. Hodges

THOMAS,. J.

The suit was for the recovery of the E. % of S. W. %, section 2, township 11, range 14. The general affirmative charge, with hypothesis, was given at plaintiff’s request in writing.

The evidence shows that this 80 acres of land were conveyed to plaintiff (Hodges) December 18, 1895, by A. J. Hamilton and wife and J. P. Pearce and wife; that plaintiff, “in the fall of 1900,” built a house thereon and “moved into this house in January, 1901,” and held the lands (as plaintiff testified) until “defendant took part of it” some “time last winter or late in the fall” (the trial was had…