Moore v. Short

This appeal arises out of a dispute between’ two neighbors, in regard to the maintenance of a division line fence, 140 rods in length. For better than forty years the appellant and appellee have owned adjoining farms, and the dispute is due to the fact that Buffalo Creek runs through one end of the fence and that it is harder to - maintain that part of the fence than the rest. The amount involved is small, but for some reason or other when a division fence is involved, neighbors of years standing overlook expenses, and it is a fight to the finish.

On the 13th of May, 1938, James Moore filed a…