Supreme Court of Alabama June 15, 1845 (Doe ex dem. Hallett v. Forest)

ORMOND, J.

The action of ejectment is brought to recover the possession of lands — the superior, ultimate right or title, is not, therefore, necessarily involved. To maintain this action, the plaintiff must be entitled to the possession, and must consequently have a right to enter upon the land ; when, therefore, he has, by the lapse of time, lost this right, he cannot maintain the action.