The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-09-26
JURY OF VIEW FINDINGS.
Value of West Tennessee Land
Company Lands.

1Hb jury VI view III tiS bdoS u shS
State Of Tennessee, ex rel, versus Tie
West Tennessee Land Co., made its re-
export to the Circuit Court in session
here last Monday morning, assessing
the value of the holdings in ReeIfoot
Lake OF said company at 500, 10000,
upon which an appeal was taken in be-
half OF the State to the Circuit Court
before a jury OF twelve men. The attor-
neys for the Land Company notioned
for a change Of venue, but Judge Jones
refused this on the, grounds that the
selection Of a jury from this county
would guarantee full justice in the case.
The report Of the jury Ct view in full
is as follows;
To the Honorable Circuit Court OF
Obion County, Tennessee: We the un-
dersigned and qualified jurors, after be-
ing first summoned, sworn and empan-
eled by the Sheriff Of Obion County,
Tenn, as required by law and virtue Of
the Writ Of Inquiry in this cause went
upon and viewed the hereinafter de-
scribed property and rights and set
apart the same by metes and bounds
and descriptive as follows:
The soil Snderneath the waters OF
Reelfoot Lake, to ordinary low water
mark, OF so much of the submerged
sections OF Grants Nos. 35, 81, 98 and
161 from the State OF North Carolina
to George Doherty. as now lies in Obion
County, also the Island Nix Toehead, in
and above, and which as whole be-
gins at a stake at the ordinary low water
mark in the south margin of Reelfoot
Lake at the bank of Broad Slough in
the old and new county line near large
double leaning willow tree marked with
maple pointers 20 feet southwest and
an ash and three small cypress trees
south; thence north % degrees east
with the new qS9S) county line diyid-
ing the counties of Lake and Obion,
passing the north boundary line Of
Grant No 90 at a stake in the lake 200
poles west OF the northeast corner OF
said grant and passing the south bound
lry line OF Grant No. 35 at stake in
The lake 425 poles west Of the leaning
sycamore stump standing at the north
east corner Of said Grant No. 35 to a
stake near the middle Of Grant No. 161
hence north with said county line to
take at the southern point OF Horse
Island; thence east 400 poles with the
forth boundary line Of Grant No. 161 /
0 the northeast corner OF said grant at
stake in the lake in the west bound
ry line of Grant No. 81, thence north
With the said west boundary line OF said
irant No. 81, ia poles to the north
rest corner OF said grant; thence east
nth the north boundary line of Grant
70. 81, 500 poles to a stake in the mar
in OF the lake at ordinary low water
mark; thence southwardly with the
neanders OF the lake at ordinary low
Tater mark, passing the west boundary
ne Of Grant No. 81, at 700 poles, at
haw's Park, and passing the south
oundary line OF Grant No. 50 at
AXE 16 poles east Of the northwest
orner OF Grant No, 9S, and continu-
" from thence southwest to a stake in
10 east boundary line of said Grant
o. SO, 16 poles south OF the northeast
,rner of said grant, and thence con-
nuing southwardly GAS poles to the
sginning, containing 2,494 acres, and
lie exclusive right OF fishing and fish
y and fowling in and on the waters
hich lie III the above boundaries.
We find the value OF the condemned
roperty above described to be and assess
lie damages Of the owner, the West
Land Company, the taking
hereof hesein at the sum OF $50, 500 90.
This September %, 1913.
THos. J. BONNER.