Hicks v. Brinson

Lumpkin, Presiding Justice.

An action was brought by Brinson and others against Hicks for the recovery of a^ small strip of land in the shape of a parallelogram, alleged to have a front of two feet on Broad street in the village of Harrisburg, and running back, of even width, 161 feet. The jury found for the plaintiffs a parcel of land in the shape of a triangle; which they *596undertook to designate by a diagram accompanied by a written description. We have studied this verdict as closely and as carefully as we possibly can, and find ourselves un- ■ able to determine what it means; and we do not…