Corbett v. . Hawes

It is not necessary to consider all the exceptions on which the defendants rely for the reason that some of those embraced in the third assignment of error are sufficient ground for a new trial.

The plaintiff instituted the action to recover damages for an alleged trespass on his land. Both title and location were in issue. For the purpose of showing that the beginning corner was at A the surveyor, after objection, was permitted to testify what a colored man named Owen Hayes had told him about this corner. The plaintiff also testi.fied that the corner had been shown him by Hayes, who then…