Alexander v. Gossett

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Justice McGowan.

Thomas Alexander, now deceased, formerly owned a tract of land known as the “Watson Survey.” About 1828 he sold off to Richard Carver one hundred acres, more or less, which subsequently came into the possession of the defendant, Gossett. The remainder of the “Watson Survey” was afterwards purchased by James S. Alexander, who is now dead, *422and the plaintiffs are his heirs, and brought this action, claiming that the defendant is in possession of fifty acres more of the Watson land than was sold to Carver by their ancestor, Thomas…