Fortson v. Caudell

(After stating the foregoing facts.) It was admitted by both the applicant and the protestant that the disputed line started at a certain poplar tree and ran from this poplar tree to a corner on Bluestone Creek. The applicant contended that the line run by the processioners, which line started at the poplar tree and ran thence North 13 1/4 degrees East 1462 feet to a beech on the creek, was the true dividing line; while the protestant contended the true line between the lands of these parties began at the poplar tree and ran thence North 17 1/4 degrees East 1425 feet to a sweet gum on the…