Hopkins v. Black

Plaintiffs commenced an action to quiet title to 6.2 acres of land, for damages for removal of some timber on said 6.2 acres, and for damages for the pollution of a spring. Following a trial, the court, sitting without a jury, decided in favor of plaintiffs as to the ownership of the 6.2 acres, and awarded plaintiffs damages. Defendants’ motion for a new trial was denied by operation of law, and they have appealed from the judgment.

The parties are the owners of adjoining parcels of land. The correct location of the boundary separating such parcels is the core of the dispute between them.…