This is one of my favorite stories...and the advice of a good small town lawyer is still true today LOL
My mother has a cousin and one of my favorite stories from her life is the story of how she had to move her house. She had enough money to build a house, but it wasn't on her property. It was a house that was built off the ground on timbers, I guess it would be like a modern day double wide. She built the house across the road from her mother and father but it wasn't on their property. It was on the property of an old Cherokee Indian and he told her "as long as water flows and grass grows you can keep you house on my property." Well the situation rocked on for a few years, no problems, until one day the Indian got an offer to sell the land so he wanted her house, because it was on the property he thought it belonged to him. Evidently water no longer flowed and grass didn't grow especially when you can make a profit. So she and her Dad go into town to see the only lawyer in town and the lawyer asks a few questions like does this Indian man go to town on Saturday, well yes he did, and then he asked her Dad don't you have a bunch of strong young sons, and yes he did. So the conclusion the lawyer drew was that on Saturday when the Indian went to town just get some timbers slide under the house and get some oxen and some young men and move the house across the road onto her parents property, and that was exactly what they did. The Indian was obviously mad when he got home from town. Thus you have rural property law :)
My mother has a cousin and one of my favorite stories from her life is the story of how she had to move her house. She had enough money to build a house, but it wasn't on her property. It was a house that was built off the ground on timbers, I guess it would be like a modern day double wide. She built the house across the road from her mother and father but it wasn't on their property. It was on the property of an old Cherokee Indian and he told her "as long as water flows and grass grows you can keep you house on my property." Well the situation rocked on for a few years, no problems, until one day the Indian got an offer to sell the land so he wanted her house, because it was on the property he thought it belonged to him. Evidently water no longer flowed and grass didn't grow especially when you can make a profit. So she and her Dad go into town to see the only lawyer in town and the lawyer asks a few questions like does this Indian man go to town on Saturday, well yes he did, and then he asked her Dad don't you have a bunch of strong young sons, and yes he did. So the conclusion the lawyer drew was that on Saturday when the Indian went to town just get some timbers slide under the house and get some oxen and some young men and move the house across the road onto her parents property, and that was exactly what they did. The Indian was obviously mad when he got home from town. Thus you have rural property law :)
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