Moseley v. Jamison

The Chief Justice

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a contest for land claimed under adverse rights. As the defendants in the court below hold the elder grants, it becomes necessary, in the first place, to enquire into the validity of the complainant’s title, which he asserts in vir? tuc of the following entry, to wit:

“1 January, 1783-Thomas Moseley enters 1650 acres “ on the waters of Miukston’s fork, adjoining William Benton on his south east corner, running north with his “east, line, then east and south for quantity.”

Wisliam Benton had, on the 28th of November, 1782, made an entry…