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13 Tenn. 236

Vaughn & Brown v. Hatfield

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1833

Tennessee Supreme Court · decided 1833-07-15

This was a caveat filed by Hatfield to prevent the Issuance of a grant upon the entry and survey of Vaughn and Brown. The facts of this case, as found by the jury upon the issues submitted to them, areas follows: The entry of Hatfield, the caveator, for 100 acres, was made the 17th December, 1826, and the survey made thereon 23d January, 1828. The entry of Brown and Vaughn, the caveatees, for two hundred acres, was made 4th February, 1826, and was surveyed 2d June, 1829.

Decided 1833-07-15

Peck, J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2By the act limiting the time within which surveys shall be made, the entry becomes void, as to subsequent enter-ers of the same land, if not surveyed within one year. But this act by construction only makes the entry void in favor of a subsequent enterer. If surveyed in pursuance of the entry, and a grant issue, it will relate to the entry, even though the year may have expired, there being no subsequent enterer. Then the question in this case is, did the enterer of the one hundred acres pursue his entry in making his survey? The jury find he did. He had, it is true, the youngest entry but eldest survey, yet his right is perfect under his entry and survey, the cave-atees riot having entered after the expiration of the year. Does the survey of two hundred acres interfere?' The jury find it does sixty and a half acres, and that the survey does not pursue the entry of the caveatees. This is conclusive of the case. The survey is void so far as it interferes, and the extent of the interference is sufficiently proved; for as the caveatees have abandoned their entry in making their suiVey, the caveator cannot bo prejudiced, who has entry and survey correspondent therewith. Wo are of opinion that the circuit court did right, and affirm the judgment.

¶3Judgment affirmed.

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