Johnson v. Thornsberry

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Moorman

Affirming on the original and cross appeals.

In 1901, W. D. Hall owned a large tract of land on Beaver creek in Knott county. In February of that year he conveyed to Joseph Hall a portion of the farm lying-on Johnson’s fork of the creek and extending up to Ellis lick. Later he divided the remainder of his farm among his ether children, conveying a portion of it adjoining that part that he had conveyed to Joseph Hall to his daughter, Ellen Sloan. Caleb Johnson, the plaintiff in this proceeding, is the remote vendee of Joseph Hall, and Marshall Thomsberry, the…