...meaning was doubtful ; and, therefore, that the lessor of the plaintiff could not recover, as he must rely upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of that of the defendant : and the Court would not feel inclined to disturb a possession of seventeen...

...circumstances than before. In ejectment, the rule is invariable, that the plaintif must recover on the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of the title of his adversary. If there is any doubt in the case, that doubt must be resolved in favor of the defendant. The defendant...

...CONCEPTION, IN THE CITY OF MOBILE, VS. THE HE1R9 OF DON MIGUEL ESLAVA. 1. A plaintiff in equity, must recover upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of that of the defendant. 2. A deed, conveying lots of land in the city of Mobile, during the period the...

...the allotment without having made any claim, because every plaintiff in ejectment must recover on the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of the title of his adversary. See Doe d. Watson v. Jefferson, 2 Bing. 123. By an act of the 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 87, (which passed on...

...unless Pollard's was a <new grant,' since it is an undisputed principle, that the plaintiff must recover upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of his adversaries. " We have taken this view of the case referred to, with the most profound respect...

...actions of ejectment and in actions for the recovery of personal property, the plaintiff must recover upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of that of his adversary, when the title is put in issue. Patterson v. Fowler, 22 Ark., 396 ; J)ixon v....

...title of the appellee; for as we have before shown, the plaintiff, in an ejectment suit, must recover upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of his adversary's Toa, 1857.] Sweeden vs. The State. title, and that a defendant need not attempt to...

...of it from the defendant? In our judgment he did not, inasmuch as the plaintiff was bound to recover upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of the defendant's title. 2. It was insisted, however, in view of the facts of this case as disclosed in the...

...else than the plaintiff. This is also excepted to. It is true, that in ejectment the plaintifl relies upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of his adversary's. But if, as here, the plaintiff shows a good title — if he produces a grant and a...

...mortgagee upon the mortgage.' § 331. As the claimant in ejectment, or other real action, can recover only upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of that of the tenant, the defence will 1 Thunder v. Belcher, 8 East, 449 ; Keech v. Hall, 1 Doug. 21...