McRae v. Hamer

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

This is an action to define and have settled a boundary line between the land of the plaintiff and that of the defendant. The grounds upon which the plaintiff relies to sustain the jurisdiction of the Court on the equity side is that the original evidences of the line, marks, trees, and monuments have been obliterated and destroyed by the defendant Hamer and that the action is necessary to prevent a multiplicity of actions.

The matter reaches this Court upon an appeal from an order.of his Honor, Judge Dennis, overruling a demurrer to…