No action for the recovery of real property or for the recovery of the possession of real property may be maintained unless it appears that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the premises in question within ten years before the commencement of the action.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-124; 1952 Code Sections 10-124, 10-125; 1942 Code Section 374; 1932 Code Section 374; Civ. P. '22 Section 317; Civ. P. '12 Section 123; Civ. P. '02 Section 98; 1879 (22) 76; 1913 (27) 36; 1960 (51) 1737; 1988 Act No. 553, Section 1.