TATUM v. JONES

No. 43291.

491 P.2d 283 (1971)

Thomas TATUM et al., Plaintiffs in Error, v. Cecil JONES et al., Defendants in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 30, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fischl, Culp & McMillin, Ardmore, for plaintiffs in error.

Goins & Smith, Ardmore, for defendants in error.


McINERNEY, Justice.

Defendants, collateral heirs of Eldridge G. Tatum, appeal from a judgment quieting title in the devisees and lessee of Mary T. Tatum (plaintiffs). This judgment was based upon adverse possession by plaintiffs and their predecessors for a period of forty-six years. The evidence established that the predecessors of plaintiffs and defendants were tenants in common. Therefore, we must determine whether the...

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