Requirement that plaintiff recover on strength of own title; effect of common grantor on proof of title

A plaintiff in ejectment must recover on the strength of his own title and not on the weakness of the defendant’s title. Where both parties claim under a common grantor, it is not necessary to show title back of such common grantor. History. Civil Code 1895, § 5004; Civil Code 1910, § 5582; Code 1933, § 33-101.