Russell v. Webb
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pope Circuit Court; Hugh Basham, Judge; • The location of a section line is a question of fact. 77 N. W. 601; 31 Mich. 270. The verdict should have been for appellant. 25 Tex. 594; 4 Tex. 38. The verdict is void for uncertainty. 32 Tex. 330; 32 S. W. 1048; 72 Tex. 5; 19 Tex. 148; 5 S. W. 556; 55 S. W. 379; -40 S. W. 345; 107 Ga. 152; 4 Barr 196. It is the duty of the jury to decide the point in issue. 4 How. 131; 32 Ha. 1271; 4 Tex. 492; 100 Me. 342; 16 Tex. 18.…
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Appeal from Pope Circuit Court; Hugh Basham, Judge; • The location of a section line is a question of fact. 77 N. W. 601; 31 Mich. 270. The verdict should have been for appellant. 25 Tex. 594; 4 Tex. 38. The verdict is void for uncertainty. 32 Tex. 330; 32 S. W. 1048; 72 Tex. 5; 19 Tex. 148; 5 S. W. 556; 55 S. W. 379; -40 S. W. 345; 107 Ga. 152; 4 Barr 196. It is the duty of the jury to decide the point in issue. 4 How. 131; 32 Ha. 1271; 4 Tex. 492; 100 Me. 342; 16 Tex. 18. Webb cannot break the adverse possession of the Russells by proving that at some time Russell, Sr., deceased, had said…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauEnthal, J.
This was an ejectment suit instituted by T. J. Webb, the plaintiff below, to recover a small triangular tract of land situated in the west half of the southeast quarter of section two, in township six north, of range eighteen west, in Pope' County. The plaintiff derived title to this' land by inheritance 'back from an ancestor who acquired it in 1853; and he and his ancestors had been since that date in possession thereof, except for a part of the time of the triangular tract in dispute, which for a time has been in possession of defendant and his ancestor. The defendant is the owner of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Fagg v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
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- Miller v. ShacklefordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1836
- Leprell v. . KleinschmidtNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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