Legal Opinion
Goforth v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 15, 1945No. 4-7499PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcFaddin, J.
This appeal involves the boundary line between opposite riparian owners on the Illinois River, a non-navigable stream in Benton county, Arkansas.
J. B. Goforth died seized and possessed of 160 acres, being the west half of the west half of section 32. The Illinois River runs in .a general east-to-west direction through the land, and the public highway runs from northeast to southwest. The will of J. B. Goforth, executed shortly before his death in 1938, provided:
“Second, I devise and bequeath to my son, Walter Goforth all of the farm now belonging to me, known as the Goforth Farm on the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. RamseySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1890
- Doe ex dem. Phillips' Heirs v. PorterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1840
- Wallace v. DriverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
- Barboro v. BoyleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Dye v. Anderson Tully Co.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2011
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