Land v. Brockett

This was originally a possessory action, with an injunction forbidding the defendant to trespass upon the land which he had taken possession of. On his proving that he had had possession of the land longer than a year, the plaintiff’s attorneys, with the consent of the defendant’s attorney, converted the suit into a petitory action, in which the plaintiff prayed to be declared the owner of the land. He holds title by mesne conveyances from Francis M. Hughes, who had a patent from the United States, dated the 1st of June, 1860, describing the land as:

“The northwest fractional quarter of…