Jackson v. Snodgrass
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Jackson. Heard before the Hon. William H. Simpson. The bill in this case Avas filed by the appellee, D. N. Snodgrass, • against the appellants, W. Jasper Jackson and his A\dfe, Paralie Jackson.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Jackson. Heard before the Hon. William H. Simpson. The bill in this case Avas filed by the appellee, D. N. Snodgrass, • against the appellants, W. Jasper Jackson and his A\dfe, Paralie Jackson. It was averred in the bill that the complainant was tbe owner of land bordering on the north side of the Tennessee river above and below what is known as the Larkin Ferry; that he derived title to this land from one W. R. Larkin; that at the time of purchasing said lands he also purchased from said Larkin the roadway and ferry privileges and easement in and to the…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
Complainant’s right to have the obstruction erected by respondents removed so as to secure to him the enjoyment of his ferry franchise is predicated upon his title to a right of way alleged to have been acquired by him in either of two modes. His title to the way under the first of these modes, it is averred, was derived under and by virtue of a reservation contained in a deed through which the respondent, Mrs. Jackson, derived her title to the land upon which the easement claimed by complainant is asserted.
It is contended in the first place that the reservation is void for uncertainty in…
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