Thornburg v. Chase

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

This is a boundary line dispute. Defendants own a tract of land adjoining tracts of land owned by plaintiffs. Plaintiffs in their complaint and defendants in their cross-action asked the trial court to establish their common boundary line pursuant to T.C.A., §§ 16-607 and 16-608.

The property owned by the parties at one time was owned by I. P. Chase, grandfather of defendant, Charles Chase. I. P. Chase devised the property to his sons, Nathan and Charles Ritter Chase, who later orally partitioned the property. Subsequently, the property of Nathan Chase was subdivided into…