Davis v. Guffey

Bell, Chief Justice.

The first special ground of the mo tion for a new trial assigns error on the refusal of the court to give the following instruction to the jury, which was duly requested in writing: “Natural landmarks, being less liable to change, and not capable of counterfeit, shall be the most conclusive evidence; ancient or genuine landmarks, such as corner stations or marked trees, shall control the course and distances called for by the survey. If the corners are established and the lines not marked, a straight line, as required by the plat, shall be run, but an established marked…