Booth v. Small
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jackson District Court. Action to recover a tract of land in Jackson county. The evidence of plaintiffs exhibits in them the paper title. Defendants claim to hold the land under the statute of limitation by adverse possession with color of title. Yer-dict and judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, <7.
l. Adverse fngreciiento of. mies. I. The main point of contest in this case is upon the correctness of a certain instruction to the jury, It is not denied by plaintiffs that defendants, and those under whom they claim, had color 0f ^jqie ian(j jn controversy, and whatever possession of the land was held by them was under a claim of title. The issue presented by the defendants’ plea of the statute of limitation raises, therefore, no question of law except this one, viz.: What is the nature and character of the adverse possession which is necessary to be shown in order to enable…
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