Moore v. Stewart

James M. Stewart brought this suit to recover of Robert Moore 640 acres of land patented to Soloman Squires on the 30th of August, 1845. Defendant, Moore, answered, claiming 97 acres of land as a pre-emption, which, he says, lies between the Squires survey and the Burkett survey. Plaintiff contends that there is no vacancy between these surveys. The true location of the north line of the Squires survey is the main question in the case. It is a Square survey, calling to be 1,900 yams each way, made in May, 1845. The Burkett survey calls for the north line of the Squires as its south line. It…