Van Valkenburg v. Geron

FOSTER, Justice.

The material question in this case is the boundary line between a lot of complainant (appellant) and one of respondent (appellee). It is the north line of complainant’s lot and the south line of respondent’s lot. The controversy affects the ownership of a strip of land about 27 feet wide extending along the north line of complainant’s lot.

Complainant’s lot was cut out of the southeast corner of a large one, all of which formerly was the homestead of the late Chief Justice Brickell in Huntsville. Respondent’s lot consists of all the balance of it including the dwelling.

In 1888…