Legal Opinion

Neely v. Jones

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 12, 1962No. 5-2647PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Rose Smith, J.

This is a boundary dispute that began as an action at law and was later transferred to equity. At the first trial the chancellor sustained the defendants’ demurrer to the plaintiffs’ evidence and dismissed the complaint. We reversed that decree, finding that when the testimony was viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs there was some substantial evidence to support their contention that a fence line had become the boundary by long acquiescence. Neely v. Jones, 232 Ark. 411, 337 S. W. 2d 872.

Upon remand the chancellor considered the case upon the original reported testimony, some…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Werbe v. HoltSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
  2. Neely v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1960
  3. Brock v. BatesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Woodall v. Chuck Dory Auto Sales, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  2. Swink v. GiffinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Ellison v. Therma TruCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2000
  4. Ellison v. Therma TruCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2000
  5. Ward v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003

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