AYERS v. WATSON

No. 119.

132 U.S. 394 (1889)

AYERS v. WATSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1889.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William E. Earle for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. W. Hallett Phillips for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE MILLER, after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court.

A very earnest and able argument is presented to us to sustain this ruling, upon the general ground of the liberality of courts in admitting what would be otherwise called hearsay evidence in regard to boundaries, such as tradition, general understanding in the neighborhood, declarations of persons familiar with the boundaries...

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