Billingsley v. Bates
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Perry. Tried before the Hon. Robert DougiieRty. This action was brought by Isaac Billingsley against Robert Bates, to try titles to a small tract of land, which the plaintiff claimed as a portion of section 34, and the defendant as a portion of section 35, in township 18, range 7, in the Cahaba district.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Perry. Tried before the Hon. Robert DougiieRty. This action was brought by Isaac Billingsley against Robert Bates, to try titles to a small tract of land, which the plaintiff claimed as a portion of section 34, and the defendant as a portion of section 35, in township 18, range 7, in the Cahaba district. One of the corners common to said two sections, and a portion of the boundary lino running thence to the other common corner, as marked and established by the original government survey, were recognized and admitted by both parties ; but the other common…
1Opinion of the CourtBice, C. J.
Tbe acts of congress in relation to tbe survey of public lands, direct tbe government surveyor to perform certain duties, amongst wbieb are tbe following: tbat be should divide tbe lands by north and south lines, run according to tbe true meridian, and by others crossing them at right angles, so as to form townships of six miles square, unless where tbe line of tbe late Indian purchase, or of tracts of land heretofore surveyed or patented, or tbe course of navigable rivers, may render it impracticable; tbat be should mark tbe corners of the townships with progressive numbers from tbe…
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