Supreme Court of Virginia February 14, 1815 (Bream v. Cooper's Heirs)

December 9th, 1815,

JUDGE ROANE

pronounced the court’s opinion :

*The court is of opinion, that, it being stated, in the second bill of exceptions, that the testator of the ap-pellees died in possession of the land in controversy, in the fall of 1807, and had held possession thereof, “adverse to the lessor of the plaintiff” (the appellant) “from the year 1797 that the possession is not to be