The eastern clarion., 1859-08-24
DECISIONS OF THE HIGH COURT
Reported expressly tor tic Eastrn Clarion.
April Term, 1859.


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J,,1-. =, sou,
"''h"N NaEoe y,. Leonard ana RcbHrCl Magec
This was an action broDrAf n, tb. S.ir.-t CO., ~
Marion county Iy Jlckrv Nasrc. agaiD.t Ir,narI
h h",onra Mace. 20 ryonvcra certain tIact Of iand
situated IN sad county
The SUIT wt~ instituted on tho 2oth -op-ar,,s.r Is,,
and tie plant It claimed under rlt.pf ~
AIiIa lN27. H.. had many wears r,r.,,,,,,.f -
ed ih" land boy entry at The land difcr 1iI ,af!
, ,'t~'d their defence to ia. action exclusively
f. I'm I'm ,i.' -'' "' limitations Of seven wears tten IN
ami upon alleged actual adverse ~ .s.siar
zen Years 10 Fleet Magsc the late husband Of r. |
" NaE"e, and father Df the defendant ..,,,rd
" SO prlor 60 hI- death followed l,. H. rfII ~
.'' possession Dffhr d.feud,ut- 49,, ., - : -
mghetmeut of the arfIon '''"" :" ''' '''l-
-, H. lise was submitted to the iury on these ploa.
'ptenb"rt srn Of the cont n 1s57 ma WI
up,r TIA NV, I1i ia favor Of the plaintiff Where
ground tE, l't- moved for "a ut,s trial. upon the
evidence ..rJ ',''0l was contrary To ltw and the
g,.r,. IT, 'l~t the instructions uf th, ralrt
tanned nj ,t'l ~ ~" jury. Tine motion Wa su--
ccpted au5 ally I 'i''' "arded and the plaintiff cx-
The. .yr, 10y MS hIl Of exceptions -c,tiug faftE
At "a -uIr-,.,,'.'i. ~ "i. iii" lIiHi-
again trI.d ,t G,'il I'm Oh ih" court the cause was
drgt ~ " "ii'h verdict Wa- found fur tI. ,{,f.,,
Ge,u-, ne me- F.,nuti IAN. then moved for ne, ,r frt
don, L' l'i% found contrary To- law ana rI,, o..
.r. .,r.fn a "a, = h,,lj~e "rroncog~ Instructions
ton having been ',l ',' ', ,' ''i"adaut~. The mo-
and has hrorI,l. ,J,,I'''i' 'i' lh. Puuuf excepted
The errors .-.s % -' @ ''ini. 'l- on wrt Of error
20 both the trIaf. - '' ~ ''li ''li' "'gn OF the court
daut- motion for No., i' INSISTED lha' the dcteu-
ci. and ~pgt,r.fl, '''' r' 'IiPI"PrflN sustain
erred .u eh.rgllg tna iur, ~ tl lt'.. '.. Jue court
dtnt. aui aI-., frI ,,,lf ,Uf I" 't'f "i the dcl"u-
lar neH trI4l '''''.''- '"' P'hhuH motion
Ii tine roI lInt rendered ,t -I... ,fr-. ....,
perry set aside ft viii h. mn !. .' was mpr'-
ton mr. tI,. Subsequent ,r,,,a '.'. * t''in1-
an m i, ,l,l, n,ich ta~ "ntnt error prosecuted
n Hyns of gl. p.ap-f m ~ y''-'' "a on mat verdict
therefor. -gr "a IN ,'. DO m '".. A. hfSt IN order,
'Hrn- uu fI.. tnf.nH.,.t, -, Pi"h Z" ihr Jt1--
The -ai5..ur ,.f l-,'....' l"l " new tr'l
enclosed land suIrh Nsr. .rl r. i.I I, .f N res 81
f.a %
entry mad, ly Hr,u Ir I.al .r r.,5' ' - upon an
township line Wa .H, .r,,,-' - \ \ p! lt'lal on
on which Fleet N ,r.a r-455 @ @I'ttt'4 OF the Tract
hy the patent; and the premise. IN i,',,, '.,l
near hI~ dwelling bonn, -,.,,.r,l go tl' i very
around ., only by 'si,-. They ,y4r, .',, H.
the plaintiff lu error before FIea, nI -,''1ri LN
possession which was az lens. AS earIy II ~, ~, 'll @
/ D no suggestion that either party a.t,i III, @ 'e'
taxi" a. % the trl. boundary M -s II 7 q ms
from the first that th,. ,ll-p,t ..'l knew
the ana Patented 90 tHo pIaiutif! fu error T., ,lt ~
P.ttrhlg" Ih' ih" plaintiff 100 error made a deed con-
yeyIng th" land ru dispute 10 Ffra, No. @ "a ll- @
/ other person Bur taupp3r- to d.. Tr.-,.. ~ 'l'N
that IN" Latter held p5->--- ION under ',
/ tract for the purchase Of land and -hat d., b5 III
The pr're areed on. lie entered into pl,,...fo5 N.
early 1~ 1913, and 90 -t,.. uga. r ,.rrIsI | a.
cnpaiou of &c. irom ti,t ,la-. In -J H' ,
{ which occurred fu Isl I.rrr., H. -. ,.' "
put permanent and valuable Improvements grrI ~,
land. He planted and orchard ana built "a corn ,rlI
and stables upon and "a part yf the .f.r.. a .
used A. "a family lurylug -riund m. ,Ifr...j 80.
! mpr0vem Mt, exceeded hy fifteen or fvaur, NM.
the unimproved value Of the hand. Fleet EIagee die,
IN possession. and the defendants ia error hty. rro
that event continued Uuiuterrupt.dv IN pa-~.s-I,,,
/ The plaintiff n error continued 70 render the, who'll
land contained in his patent % tha assessor. ana t.
pay taxes upon AZ hI- property. bnthe other hauo
he never Pret-n - To set up any claim T. the lam
until within one orywo wear. before the suit wa i1.
tuted The land in -f,u-a was never assessed a, m
property of Fleet Ma s.r nor 3II h.. -,sr nav. ~
upon il.
The fore ns are Ii the rultarI, fact. l.
hv tho evidence ON thr fi..r mai And .-rr i rt,.
that Fleet Nag.. did NOT .r or hold I,o--I-.llfI ,
the land under color Of tte. th only question whlc
#. ..lHFF
SION held Iy Inn and r1o-l ,3r,.I,., Ifrlar l{r "a
or vas not adverse
Courts have tcupUI .-d the dItfir1Iity if NOT nj
ImprartIc4lgty of l,y5nT down INK, rr.,-.. rrtl p
which IN all cases the question Of adverse po-~e-,ia
may be- determined. bI--ei-in ana custer mean
very much the sam" thin, is adverse ps--es-ion.-
And it has been fryqu-ntly -aid that an adverse b.
session l. q possess on acquired hy di~-pI.In Bu 4
/ r,4lfutr tlf- .--.rt-,, r i. t4i.rit, ~, rg,,.
-..-fD - r,r.,yai 10 Ia rI.,. ,,.r. .,-, I, H., rr,
amount Of litigation winch has arisen r.,j,a,tin. H.
possession Nv, n. rish. f ntI"r ~ H.. n.r-o
/ against whom u is asserted. and consequently. D
right are unaffected II nee, the principle ON whIc
the statute Of limitations proceeds "I- not that tl
party whose favor II i invoked. has set M am a
verse claim for the period prc~crlbed but that sue
ADVERSE tAllh Is accompanied hy such an INVASION
w I,lH,> "a !at IPI,,l" I.N a. 20 give NINA oau'
time limited by law hc is supposed To- have ext
gu,hod or -urrcnlr. ed. hbcll IS. Harris. H. g.
John. r p.37l.i Doubles. ti- the occupation vii
an intent 70 claim against ti.c t.!r owner which re-
deI- it entry ana pl~~e~-.un :tytI-e. - a!~sai~
ana adNfT~" h"idnE SAYS Mr. Angel. as uu uutuS
visible. ami exclusive appropriation of land con
menned and continued under cialu IF right. rith,
under openly dvo"ed claim, of under "a con.tru
tive clam. arising nom ticagt~, nrrurl- -tanre- q
/ tending the HGrru prIttluu % hold I'll. land 4rtiu
INN Who was seized Angel On line. D. 40. sec II
This Is perhaps th" oe.,re~r and most comureher-,
definition winch could Zoe gwen the SUBJECT.
Aud Hppyu 10 the facts before the Jury IL I'm
not To- admit Of doubt that their verde. was enron
oa~
Tn" possession and pccuuat On of the land Ey File
Nagee. ami the defendants ru error wf- omen mon
I nous and exclusive. and continued for "a ,srf,3
l more than twenty-five wears Ii i -rla rlta- he d
not enter untcr colorado title but tfe cir,.n1.r
ces attending hjs entry and ocuubarion gf TIL lar
leave doubt As To tie cii4ragtsT 1T HI in..si,
he entered parol contract f,r the purchase of Il
l 7 permanent ana valuable improvements, upon IN rrea
; y exceeding I'D amount III" unlmproved value of ii
l'I'N' anu - '. Itt". was open. notorious an
> - r.. & 't @ t,N. ..Au'' Gown t9 te uine OF b
pg",h. l"g circumstance "Ylh'e Aoyunt duubt n
ot,ao,F. 1I ~, p3,~'--'n-thal d. "s based upon
~ H. ,5,t ~ ~ t ., .,riNI hls'ile {" the TT
"' tS P'ilA"l t'l error. Ana -Arh possession HHyT
zen continued ipl period o: time sufficient q, W
IA l- '.'I''l' 'i "''''li' IUg' u tllloWs that u
, FSlyu'' was 'II'"''EN' ana should have been s
! H.. l... .r..,,....
. ~ ,I-'' ''''i'''rl Z" Va" Jury on the -econ
y -" 30 ''''I' 90 say >it'i'rS- The defendants
- . 'l''' ,iI 't ,hiH ''Ihture ~ regard 70 Il
L,l ~ ~ ~ ~. lI'l'"' ana me defendants c9
/ -. "a -, ~ ,ts'l!''.H. ~ single witness IN
tl''' t'lii baItAltit~ were N Foe>eo-lr
l. @ l1t ,tA lDL- brI'Fe %" dai" oi he trt That Leo
~ WI ",' POS "a upon the death Of his tlthe
. Fi.'l '-I-7'' ana ii heb"rot. Fleet Masees wiao
Va "a P''H 80 l'iln- lhr occupation Of the pren
/ - ~ ~ '-.''.H, -'.''.H, li't fieet AltGee was ~ po