Evans v. Bates

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Hobson

Affirming.

Robert Bates and Shade Combs brought this suit against Alvin Evans to quiet their title to a tract of land in Knott County. Evans filed an answer in which he denied the plaintiff’s title to the land, asserting title in himself and praying that his title be quieted. The facts¡ *69of the case are these: Washington Combs settled near the mouth of Buckeye, a tributary of the Kentucky river. James Combs settled on Elk Fork, another tributary of the Kentucky river. There is a high ridge separating the headwaters of these two streams. Samuel Napier,…