Town of Belhaven v. Hodges

The appellants present only two questions for our consideration and determination: (1) Is the testimony of H. L. Rayburn, as to the statement made to him by H. R. Keaton, now deceased, as to the location of the dividing line between the lands of the Town of Belhaven and H. R. Keaton competent? (2) Can a surveyor disregard the beginning point in a deed and start his survey at the second call of the deed, when suek point is neither known nor established, and is his testimony based upon such survey competent evidence?

Ordinarily a corner or line called for in a junior deed will not be controlling…