Stewart v. Kennedy & Co.

Citations

• 118 Miss. 766
• 80 So. 105

Syllabus

<p>1. Ejectment. Possession under defective title. Right against Intruder.</p> <p>A party in prior possession of land under claim of title may, though his title be defective, maintain ejectment against a mere intruder who has ousted him of possession.</p> <p>2. Ejectment. Prior possession. Sufficiency of possession.</p> <p>Under the facts as set out in its opinion in this case, the court held that plaintiff held prior possession of the land, and had been, dispossessed by defendant who was a mere intruder.</p>