Scott v. Williams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action of ejectment to recover a triangular strip of land lying along the section-line between sections 2 and 3, in township 35 south, of range 4 west of the sixth principal meridian. Josiah Scott was the owner of what is spoken of as the northeast quarter of section 3, composed of the south half of the northeast quarter and of lots 1, 5 and 6 of section 3, and E. G. Williams was the owner of the west .half of the northwest quarter of section 2. It appears that Arthur Scott settled upon lots 5 and 6 and the south half of the…