Thompson v. Bain

The tract of land here in question is lot 6 of a plat of ground lying at the edge of the town of Pack-wood. Because the plat was not recorded, lot 6 was described in the conveyance by metes and bounds. The common grantor of the parties hereto built his dwelling and outhouses on the adjoining lot 5 prior to any of the transactions here involved, and constructed a fence along the line between lot 5, which he was occupying, and lot 6. In the light of recent surveys, it appears that the fence missed the line as plotted by a foot or two, it being on the lot 5 side to that extent.

The appellants…