 Bigelow, where suit was brought by the riparian claimants against persons claiming portions of the 'sunk lands' by virtue of independent purchase thereof, the court held that the plaintiffs must succeed, if at all, on the strength of their own title and...  The Northeastern Reporter - Page 3891887Full view - About this book
 | Law - 1918 - 1300 pages
...possession of the farm which she occupied, still the plain410 tiffs in the action of ejectment must recover on the strength of their own title and not on the weakness of the title of the defendant. Therefore it ia necessary to examine the question raised ая to the title... | |
 | Law - 1921 - 1310 pages
...Defendants in a suit to quiet title who file a cross petition can only prevail on their cross petition on the strength of their own title and not on the weakness of their adversary's. Cramer v. McCann, 37 LRA (NS) 108, 83 Kan. 719, 112 Рас. 832. d. One who seeks... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1887 - 802 pages
...11 id. 200; Emery, v. Cochran, 82 id. 65; Ross v. Young, 5 Sneed, (Tenn.) 627. They must rely solely on the strength of their own title, and not on the weakness of that of defendants. Huntington v. Allen, 44 Miss. 654; 1 Wait's Actions and Defences, 666. Messrs.... | |
 | Mississippi. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 1010 pages
...Therefore, proof of the will cannot be introduced and since complainants, appellees here, must stand on the strength of their own title and not on the weakness of defendant's title, they have no -standing in this court. Before the first bill was filed, we were a... | |
 | David Thomas Marvel, John W. Houston, Samuel Maxwell Harrington, James Pennewill, William Henry Boyce, William Watson Harrington, Charles L. Terry, William J. Storey - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 696 pages
...possession of the farm which she occupied, still the plaintiffs in the action of ejectment must recover on the strength of their own title and not on the weakness of the title of the defendant. Therefore it is necessary to examine the question raised as to the title... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 634 pages
...appellants. Hall & Monroe, for appellee. LAND, J. This is a petitory action, and plaintiffs must recover on the strength of their own title, and not on the weakness of that of the defendant in possession as owner. Plaintiffs claim title to a certain square of ground... | |
 | Iowa. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1910 - 872 pages
...In so far as plaintiff's case is concerned this thought disposes of it, for they must recover upon the strength of their own title, and not on the weakness of their adversaries'. The original plaintiff, the widow, can take nothing by reason of Philip's failure... | |
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