Greenway v. Griffith

Almand, Chief Justice.

This appeal is: (1) from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict, and (2) from a judgment overruling a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

The case had its origin when George L. Griffith filed an equitable complaint against E. P. Greenway, in which he alleged: (1) that he was the owner of, and in possession of, a tract of land consisting of 106 acres; (2) that he and his predecessors in title have owned and been in possession of the tract for more than 50 years; (3) that the defendant owns and is in possession of a tract of land which joins the plaintiff’s…