Benson v. Daly
Benson v. Daly
Opinion of the Court
This action was brought in the district court of Gage • county on a cause of action which is set forth in the petition as follows: “ Defendants wrongfully, and with force, broke and entered upon the plaintiff’s land, of which the plaintiff was then in possession, described as follows: ‘The north half of the southeast quarter of section 33, town 2
The testimony tends to show that the land in question is a part of the Otoe Indian reservation; that one Green, in the year 1883, entered the land now owned by the defendant in error, and that the plaintiff in error purchased the land owned by her about the same time. The testimony tends to show that the government surveys on the reservation are far from accurate, the lines being somewhat irregular and the corners frequently lost. Some time after the parties had purchased the land Green desired to construct a fence along the line between his land and the plaintiff in error. It was understood that this was temporarily erected until the county surveyor could be obtained to establish the true line. Some months afterwards the county surveyor was employed to establish the line between the parties. This he did, the husband of the plaintiff in error being present at the survey, and employed a chain carrier to assist in making the survey. He made some complaint about the line as established by the surveyor, but said if he had the quantity of land that his deed called for that he would be satisfied. The surveyor then ran a line across his land, and it was found that he had nearly an acre more than his deed called for. He then paid the surveyor his proportion of the expense of making the survey, although he claims that a portion of this money was paid for running a line across his land. One of the government corners of the land had been plowed up and destroyed, and there seemed to be great uncertainty as to its
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Cordelia A. Benson v. John Daly
- Status
- Published