Burkett v. Hatch

Webb, Judge.

Appellants, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Burkett, purchased a lot in Hazelhurst described as "fronting on Williams Street for a distance of 128 feet, more or less. . . Said property is bound. . . [on the] South by lands of Robert Hatch.” This suit was brought against the Hatches to establish title to an additional strip of land approximately 16 feet wide lying between the Burketts’ deeded footage and the actual footage to the Hatches’ northern boundary, for damages, and to enjoin future trespass.

The Hatches contended that the strip of land in issue was a public alley, and two witnesses…