Newell v. Louisville Fire Brick Works

MOREMEN, Justice.

Mrs. Artha Newell and two others, for themselves and as representatives of numerous heirs of John Waugh, filed this suit in May, 1945, against the Louisville Fire Brick Works to establish their title to certain land, recover $300,000 in damages, and enjoin the defendant from trespassing. Eventually, the petition was dismissed upon the evidence, and the plaintiffs appeal from the judgment.

The appellants claim the entire title to a certain 300 acres and an undivided half interest in fifty contiguous acres. It has been perhaps 75 years since the appellee and its predecessors…