Mansfield v. Northcut

This action of unlawful entry and detainer was brought by J. H. & T. B. Northcut to recover possession of a house situated upon a tract of wild mountain land, containing 1,000 acres, claimed by them under a conveyance definitely describing its boundaries.

The plaintiff in error, .Mrs. Mansfield, in defense of the action, denied that the defendants in error were in possession of the property when she entered. The facts are these:

The Northcuts had actual possesion of a small house upon the land occupied by Mrs. Mansfield as their tenant claiming to the extent of the boundaries called for in…