Legal Opinion

Yauger v. Taylor

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 24, 1928No. 2 Div. 916PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.

The settlement of uncertain or disputed boundaries by proceedings at law, or in equity, has long presented difficult questions to the bar as well as the 'courts of this state.

Cases involving conveyances by government subdivision have been most numerous.

The passing away of the marks of the original surveys by process of time, and clearing up the country, have contributed to un"certainty. Surveys made by course and distance only, as found in the field notes, sometimes relying on traditional starting points, often conflict and add confusion. An’cient boundaries, or traditional corners, set by…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Hill v. ProctorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Baader v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  3. Ashurst v. McKenzieSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  4. Goodman v. CarrollSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
  5. Ford v. BradfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Smith v. CookSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  2. City of Huntsville v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  3. Tuscaloosa County v. ShamblinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  4. Branyon v. KirkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  5. Tillery v. Commercial Nat. Bank of AnnistonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941

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