Smith v. Town of Flora

The object of this bill was to quiet title and declare a dedication. Justice to the parties and the protection of the public rights require that it should be sustained.

The only question' is, was there a dedication of the ground in controversy and an acceptance?

It is not necessary, to constitute a dedication, that there should be a grant in writing. It may often be to the use of an unincorporated town, or to the public—a body incapable of taking by grant—and in such case, there could be no writing to manifest the intention. When a party owning lands shall do such acts in pais as amount to a…