Haynes v. Jackson

Samuel H. Blake was tlie owner of a large tract of land containing about one thousand acres, called the Southgate tract, consisting of upland and meadow. On the 9th of June, 1862, he conveyed the upland to Ritchie. This deed covered.the whole tract in the description, but excepted and reserved from the tract described “ the meadow land on the westerly end of said tract, extending to the highland on said tract, said excepted parcel and not hereby conveyed, containing two or three hundred acres, more or less.” Then follows the provision, which has led to this controversy, in these words : “…