Slemmons v. Massie

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “a mortgage is merely a lien and passes no title to the mortgaged property”
• if proof of one element of a claim of adverse possession fails, the entire claim fails
• “[Color of title] must attempt to give title to the adverse occupant, but for some reason fads to do so.”
• “Facts admitted in a pleading by an adverse party do not need to be proven[.]”
• “Facts admitted in a pleading by an adverse party do not need to be proven.”
• \a mortgage is merely a lien and passes no title to the mortgaged property.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).