BRANSCUM v. DREWRY

No. 5-2279.

341 S.W.2d 6 (1960)

Lawdon BRANSCUM and Willis Branscum, Appellants, v. Maude DREWRY and John Drewry, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 19, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. J. Henley, Marshall, for appellants.

Virgil D. Willis, Harrison, for appellees.


WARD, Justice.

The trial court held that appellees had acquired title to the south one-half of an abandoned railroad right-of-way by adverse possession. Appellants, who claimed ownership of said land by record title, now prosecute this appeal for a reversal on the grounds that (a) appellees had no color of title because the deed relied on contained an indefinite description and (b) there is no substantial evidence of adverse possession.

The railroad right...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases