Smith v. Stanley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Dickenson county in an action of ejectment. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This is an action of ejectment, brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error, to recover a small parcel of land.
The rights of the parties depend upon the location of a disputed boundary line. Both parties claim under conveyances from George A. Warder. In February, 1888, Warder conveyed to Rainwater Ramsey a tract of land containing, as stated in the deed, about 250 acres, known as the “William Hale” land, and upon which Ramsey had resided since about the year 1868. The defendant acquired Ramsey’s interest in the land sued for. In April, 1888, Warder conveyed two contiguous…
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