Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Ivey

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 15, 1879PublishedCited by 7 opinions

New trial. Land. Boundaries. Before Judge Lester. Lumpkin Superior Oourt., April Term, 1879. Report unnecessary.

1Opinion of the Court

Bleckley, Justice.

The complainants own lot No. 861, and the defendant owns lot No. 860. The sole disputed question is, where is the true dividing line between them ? The complainants contend that it runs over a certain excavation known as the •Shockley shaft, and the defendant contends that it runs over or near a certain other excavation known as the Brittain shaft. These two excavations are some one hundred feet apart, and are visible remains of mining operations carried on in the past. The defendant’s present works are upon the intermediate territory, and if the Brittain shaft is to govern,…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Dye v. DotsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Frost v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Poland v. Osborne Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  4. Ledford v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  5. Cagle v. BellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947

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