Boyer v. Champeny

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.;

This is an appeal from a survey made by the county surveyor on notice, as provided by R. S. 19-1423 et seq. The facts disclosed by the record are substantially as follows: The Arkansas river flows in a direction a little east of south through section 36, township 31 south, range 2 east, in Sumner county. Nearly half a mile north of the south line of the section the river divides into two channels, forming an island between them. This island, or the part here in question at least, is described on the government survey as lot 11, island No. 1…