Garnsey v. Poston

The defendants have appealed from a judgment in an action to quiet title. They own land in the southwest quarter of a certain section 19. The respondents own land in the southeast quarter of that section. Each party holds title under a United States patent based upon an official survey made by one Sanford in 1884. The location of the southwest and southeast corners of this section, as originally fixed, are known and are not questioned. The only matter in dispute at the trial and here is as to the location of a quarter section cornerstone on the south line of section 19, as the same was placed…