FRENCH v. HILLMAN

No. 9060.

331 F.2d 305 (1964)

David FRENCH, Appellant, v. Kate HILLMAN et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 15, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. H. Sutherland, Clintwood (S. H. & Geo. C. Sutherland, Clintwood, on the brief), for appellant.

Samuel W. Coleman, Jr., Gate City, Va. (Fred C. Parks, Abingdon, Va., on the brief), for appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH and BRYAN, Circuit Judges, and CRAVEN, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

In this action of ejectment, the plaintiff's contention that he is the lawful owner of the real estate in controversy is bottomed upon a claim of constructive possession under color of title. The plaintiff claims under a deed which, unquestionably, conveyed to his predecessor in title a tract adjoining the land in dispute. He points to some words in the deed which might include the tract in dispute as well as the tract clearly intended to be conveyed....

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