Wisdom v. Widener

The respondent, J. H. Widener, owner of Section 71, Block G in Floyd County, brought this action against the petitioners, Wisdom and Ratliff, to establish the boundary line between Section 71 and Section 58 that adjoins on the south, and in trespass to try title. Ratliff owns the NW/4 of Section 58 and Wisdom owns a 53.2 acre tract out of the northeast corner of the NE/4 of Section 58 as shown by the following plat. (Not drawn to scale).

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The respondent claims the boundary line between these two sections to be the line BA. The petitioners maintain that the boundary line between the two sections…