51 So. 320 | Ala. | 1909
-Plaintiff sued defendant in ejectment in two actions, the first for the S. >4 of the S. E. % of section 9, and the second for the N. W. % of the N. W.
Plaintiff showed muniments of title, thus tracing its title back to the United States. ■ Defendant relied solely upon adverse possession for more than 10 years. In order to show his possession of a certain part of the land, defendant testified to his son’s possession of it for a number of years. The bill of exceptions is not altogether clear in describing the situation, and the diagram accompanying it seems to have been hastily drawn, contains evident inaccuracies, and contributes little, if anything, to our understanding of the case. But we gather that defendant’s testimony was that 'about 18 to 20 years before the time of the trial he had built a house for his son near the southwest corner of the 80 upon which he (defendant) had then lived since 1867. This house was inclosed by a fence, just when does not appear; but two or three years later the son moved into it, and lived there for 8 or 10 years. While there the son cleared and cultivated 12 or 15 acres around the house. ITe had moved away about 6 or 7 years ago. Defendant lived on the east end of the 80, where he had cultivated inclosed land -for many years. About 6 or 7 years before the trial he had built a fence along the northern side of the 80, connecting the inclosures on the east and west ends, thus inclosing the woodland between the cleared lands on either end.
In the course of his examination the defendant testified that his son, while he lived upon the land and was
This AA'as the rule invoked by the plaintiff in making the objection. But- the case presented the question, not whether there had been separate and distinct disseisins, but whether the possession of a son must not be treated
The refusal to give charges 22 and 24 is argued. It is sufficient to say of them that they hypothesized facts of which there was no evidence. There was no testimony fixing the time when the son moved into the house prepared for him at the time mentioned in the charge, nor any that the house was torn down and moved away,
Those assignments of errors which are argued have been considered. There is no error in the record.
Affirmed.