Smiley v. Fries

.Mr. Justice Scholfield

delivered the opinion of the Court:

Appellant brought ejectment, against appellee, in the court below, for a piece of land, particularly described in the declaration, and recovered a judgment only for the undivided three-fourths thereof. The sole controversy is in reference to the construction of two deeds affecting the land—one by Pensoneau' to Kraft, and the other by Kraft to Pensoneau.

A cross-error assigned by appellee in reference to the description of the property conveyed by the deed of Pensoneau to Kraft, first demands our attention. It is contended the…