George v. Bates’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““And in the case of Dickens v. Barnes, 79 N. C. 490 , the court says: ‘A deed conveying land and describing it as “One tract of land lying and being in the county aforesaid, adjoining the lands of A and B, containing twenty acres, more or less,” does not constitute color of title, and possession under it is not adverse. Such description is insufficient and cannot be aided by parol proof.’ See also, 5 Jones, Eq., 155; Westfalls v. Cottrills, 24 W. Va. 763 ; Clark v. Chamberlain, 112 Mass. 19 ; Lumbard v. Aldrich, 8 N. H. 31.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harris v. Scott