Culver v. Converse

— The appellant’s farm, the major portion of which is in Marion County, the remainder thereof lying adjacent thereto, in Mahaska County, consists of approximately 228 acres. It is intersected by a slough, or the old bed of the Des Moines Biver. This slough extends from a southwesterly to a northeasterly direction, leaving the larger portion of appellant’s farm to.the south thereof. Appellee’s farm adjoins the appellant’s farm on the east. Some distance west of appellant’s farm is a public highway, aud between said road and the western boundary of appellant’s farm is land belonging to others.…