Batson v. Bell

Plaintiffs trace title to a grant to Jessie W. Batson for 51 acres dated 20 April 1859. Determinative of the appeal is this question: Have plaintiffs offered any evidence which will permit a jury to find that the disputed area lies within the boundaries of the Batson grant?

The rules applicable to the ascertainment of boundaries -trace back to the early history of the State. They are firmly established by numerous consistent decisions.

What are the boundaries is a matter of law to -be determined by the court from the description .set 'Out in the -conveyance. Where those boundaries may be…