Marengo County v. Wilcox County

The suit is in equity to settle and establish the boundary line in dispute between the counties of Marengo and Wilcox. The appeal is from a decree overruling demurrer to the bill. The demurrer, among other grounds, challenged the jurisdiction of the court of equity to settle or establish the boundary line between counties.

The Legislature alone has authority to establish or change the boundary line between counties. Laches or acquiescence cannot change the location of boundaries fixed by law. But the bill is not directed to that end. It shows a controversy between the counties as to the…