Buffalo Zinc & Copper Co. v. McCarty
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Marion Circuit Court; John I. Worthington, Judge; 1. The statutes both State and Federal, prescribe certain rules by which surveyors are to be governed in establishing land lines and in locating corners to sections, and subdivisions thereof.
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Appeal from Marion Circuit Court; John I. Worthington, Judge; 1. The statutes both State and Federal, prescribe certain rules by which surveyors are to be governed in establishing land lines and in locating corners to sections, and subdivisions thereof. Kirby’s Dig., §1136; Rev. Stat. U. S. § 2395, et seq.-, 88 Ark. 37; 97 Ark. 193; 39 Mich. 60. As to regulations concerning restoration of lost or obliterated corners, see Revision of June 1, 1909, General Land Office, p'p. 22, 23. A certified copy of the record of any county surveyor, under the hand of the surveyor, shall be- admitted as prima…
1Opinion of the Court
McCulloch,. C. J.
Appellants and appellees are the owners, respectively, of adjoining tracts of land in Marion County, Arkansas, the boundary between the two tracts being along section lines. There arose a dispute between the said parties as to the true location of the boundary line, and this is an action instituted by appellees to recover possession of a strip of ground thirty-four feet wide claimed to be situated within appellee’s boundaries. The case was tried before a jury and there was a verdict in favor of appellees.
There was a sharp conflict in the testimony. Appellees introduced in…
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