Culbreth v. Smith

Head, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Under art. 6, sec. 2, par. 4 of the Constitution of 1945, the Supreme Court, and not the Court of Appeals, has jurisdiction “in all cases respecting title to land.” The arbitration proceeding in this ease was dealing solely with the title to land, and falls squarely under the constitutional provision that the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in cases respecting the title to land.

The plaintiffs in error contend that the award of the arbitrators in this case could not be made the judgment of the court. This contention is clearly without merit. A…