John Smith Others v. the Lessee of Craig

This was an action of ejectment. On the trial it appeared that the grant under which Smith and others claimed was elder than that under which the lessee of Craig claimed. Craig introduced his entry with a view to overreach the grant of his adversary. After this entry was read, and the parol testimony to support it heard, the Court were asked to instruct the jury that Tatom's entry, which Craig calls to adjoin, was vague and uncertain; Craig's must be so likewise, and therefore Smith entitled to recover; but the Court charged that Tatom's entry was special and well surveyed, and therefore…