Laughlin v. Francis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court.— Hon. J. H. Whitaker, Judge.. This is a special proceeding under the provisions of Code, section 4-230, to, determine a disputed boundary. Judgment for plaintiff, from which defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The sole controversy between these two parties is as to whether the boundary line between their adjoining lots shall be determined by a survey based upon an *63official plat- of the block in which their lots are situated, or by evidence showing a boundary line to have been established for more than ten years, which, while corresponding at the north end with the plat, departs from the line indicated by the plat to the extent of about three feet at the south end, so as to include as a part of plaintiff’s lot a triangular piece of ,land, which would, according to the description in the plat, belong…
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