Parks v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Logan Circuit Court, Southern District; James Cochran, Judge; STATEMENT OF FACTS. The parties to this litigation are coterminous proprietors of tracts of land which are made irregular in shape by Booneville creek, a tortuous stream running through the land, or, rather, forming the boundary of both tracts. Both parties deraign their title from one James Boss, who at one time owned the land on both sides of the creek at the point in controversy.
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Appeal from Logan Circuit Court, Southern District; James Cochran, Judge; STATEMENT OF FACTS. The parties to this litigation are coterminous proprietors of tracts of land which are made irregular in shape by Booneville creek, a tortuous stream running through the land, or, rather, forming the boundary of both tracts. Both parties deraign their title from one James Boss, who at one time owned the land on both sides of the creek at the point in controversy. Boss sold the land east of the creek to one J. P. Henderson and this is the land owned by appellee Thomas at the time of the institution of…
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, J.,
(after stating the facts). Appellant complains of the admission of the testimony of Sweeney to the effect that he did not bny or claim the gravel bed in controversy; that he did not buy or claim any portion of ground across Booneville creek from the west where appellant cut appellee’s fence, and that he did not buy or claim or take into his possession any portion of the ground on the east side of the creek where the fence was cut; the ground of the objection being that the conveyances are the best evidence of what any vendee took by his deed. It will be observed, however, that…
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