Jones v. Caddell

WADDILL, Commissioner.

By this action appellants, Mary Jones and her son, Marshall, seek to be adjudged owners of a tract of land in Whitley County referred to as the “Perkins Farm.” Appellants claim title by gift and adverse possession, while appellee, Alfred S. Caddell, asserts title under a will. The court found for appellee.

The parties claim title to the land through M. C. Caddell, who was a brother of Mary and an uncle of Marshall and Alfred. M. C. Caddell owned three tracts of land in Whitley County known as the “Perkins, Stephens and Meadows” farms. He never married and for many years…