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ST�ATE OF IYDIANA
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COUr�TY OF GIBSON
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AFfIDAVIT OF ADVERSE POSSESSION
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ROBERT P. FITCH and h�ARGARET R. FITCH, husband and wife, of Gibson
County, State of Indiana, being first duly sworn upon their oaths depose and say:
That they are well acquainted with the following described real estate
situate in Princeton, Gibson County, State of Indiana, to-wit:
Part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1, Tov+nship 2 South, Range 11 West in
Patoka Township, 6ibson County, Indiana, and further described as follows:
The place of beginning may be found by measuring from the Southeast corner of
the Southv�est Quarter of Section 1, Township 2 South, Range 11 West and m2asure
North eight-hundred ten and zero hundredths (810.00) feet; thence l•lest two-
hundr2d sixty-one and fifteen hundredths (261.15) feet; thence P�orth 1 degree 45
minutes East, a distance of one-hundred eighty-eight and zero hundredths
(188.00) feet to the 4Jest line of the old traction line right-of-way; thence
Northwesterly along the 4Jest 30 feet right-of-way line and along a right turning
circular.curve (radius of 1432 feet) an arc distance of five hundred ten and
eighty hundredths (510.80) feet to an iron marking the true point of beginning,
said point being the Easternmost corner of a 0.05 acre tract described in Deed
Dra�+er �6, Card 12Z1, Gibson County Recorder's Office, and from said place of
beginning, run thence P�orthwesterly along the Southwest 30 feet of right-of-�•iay
of the old traction line and along a right turning 4 degrees circular curve
(radius 1432'), said curve always being 80.00 feet from the centerline of the
Old Dixie Bee Highway, a distance of three-hundred thirty�-one and ninety
hundredths (331.90) feet to an iron at the Northernmost point of a 0.175 acre
parcel described in Deed Drawer #6, Card 1222 (Instrument �87-7348), Gibsen
County Recorder's Office; thence measure in a Northeasterly direction and per-
pendicular to the Old Dixie Bee Highway a distance of FiftyFive and zero
hundredths (55.00) feet to a point twenty-five and zero hundredths (25.00) feet
measured perpendicularly from the centerline of said highway; thence
Southeastr�ardly along a curve parallel to the centerline of the aforesaid Dixie
Bee High��+ay and at a distance of twenty-five and zero hundredths (25.00) feet
therefrom, measure a length of three-hundred nineteen and forty-one hundredths
(319.41) feet to a point perpendicular to the centerline of said highway; thence
perpendicular to the centerline of said high�aay, fifty-five and zero hundredths
(55.00) feet to the place of beginning and containing 0.4112 acres.
This being the real estate previously owned by the Traction Company which
reverted as documented in Deed Record Book 65, page 282, Office of the Recorder
of Gibson County, Indiana.
ALSO, Part of the East half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1, Township 2 South,
Range 11 West in Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana and more particularly
described as follows:
The place of beginning may be found by measuri�g the following courses and
distances.from the Southeast corner of said half, Quarter Section, measure
thence West, along the South line of said half, Quarter Section, a distance of
three-liundred fi�ty and ninety hundredths (350.90) feet to the East GO feet
right-of-way line of the.GSX railroad; thence measure P�orth�vesterly, on said
right-of-�•ray line as it:parallels a centerline curve to the right of 2 degrees
28.68 minutes, a distance of one-hundred fifty-three and eighty-six hundredths
(153.86) feet; thence measure North t��renty-three degrees forty-four minutes west
(N 23 degrees 44' W), more or less, along said right-of-way line as it parallels
a railroad centerline spiral transition curve for one-hundred eighty and zero
hundredths (180.00) feet; thence measure tJorth twenty-one degrees fifteen minu-
tes West (P� 21 degrees 15' 41) parallel to said railroad centerline, but 40 feet
distant measured square thereto, a total distance of one-thousand six-hundred
forty-seven and t�•�enty-four hundredths (1,647.24) feet; thence East eight and
fifty hundredths (8.50) feet to the point of be9inning, said point being a
distance of eighty and zero hundredths (80.00) feet, measured perpendicularly
from the centerline of the Old Dixie Bee Highway and froin said place of
beginning, run thence East sixty-three and fifty-one hundredths (63.51) feet to
the W2st 25 foot right-of-wa� of said Dixie Bee High�vay; thence Southeast��ardly
and along the West 25 foot right-of-way a distance of three-hundred nine and
thirty-three hundredths (309.33) feet, more or less, to a point perpendicular
to the iJOrtheast corner of a 0.514 acre tract presently owned by Walter A.
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Scott, Jr. and described in Deed Dra�•ier �6, Card 1221, Gibson County Recorder's
Office; thence measure perpendicular to the centerline of the Old Dizie Bee
High;•+ay, fifty-five and zero hundredths (55.00) feet to the tJortheast corner of
the aforesaid 0.514 acre parcel; thence Northwestwardly and along the West
right-of-ti•�ay of the old traction line, and at a distance of 80.00 feet measured
perpendicular from the centerline of the Dixie Bee Highway, three-hundred and
fifty (350) feet, more or less, to the place of beginning and containing 0.4162
acres.
The above described parcel having a width of fifty-five (55) feet throughout.
ALSO, Part of the East half of the South�•rest Quarter of Section i, Township 2 South,
Range 11 t,'est in Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana and more particularly
described as follows:
The place of beginning may be found by measuring the follov+ing courses and
distarces `ro�n the Scutheast corner of said half, Quarter Section, measure
thence k'est, along the South line of said half, Quarter Section, a distance of
three-hundred fifty and ninety hundredths (350.90) feet to the East 40 feet
right-of-way line of the GSX railroad; thence measure Northwesterly, on said
right-of-way line as it parallels a centerline curve to the right of 2 degrees
28.68 minutes, a distance of one-hundred fifty-three and eighty-six hundredths
(153.86) feet; thence measure North twenty-three degrees forty-four minutes west
(N 23 degrees 44' W), more or less, along said right-of-way line as it parallels
a railroad centerline spiral transition curve for one-hundred eighty and zero
hundredths (180.00) feet; thence measure North t�•�enty-one degrees fifteen min-
utes West (N 21 degrees 15' W) parallel to said railroad centerline, but 40 feet
distant measured square thereto, a total distance of one-thousand three-hundred
thirieen and ninety-nine hundredths (1,313.99) feet to an axle at the point of
beginning and from said place of beginning, run thence north twenty-one degrees
fifteen minutes west (P! 21 degrees 15' W) and along the east 40 feet right-of-
way line of the CSX railroad, three hundred thirty-three and twenty-five hundredths
(333.25) feet; thence east eight and fifty hundredths (8.50) feet to the west
right-of-way of the old traction line; thence southeasto-�ardly and along the west
right-of-way of the old traction line; three-hundred and fifty (350) feet, more
or less, to an iron at the northeast corner of a 0.514 acre tract presently
o�,�ned by Walter A. Scott, Jr. and described in Deed Drawer #6, Card 1221, Gibson
Ccunty Record2r's Cffice;. tnence north eighiy-eight degrees fifty-minutes west
(N 88 degrees 50' W) seventy-five and zero hundredths (75.00) feet to the place
of beginning and containing 0.3274 acres.
That they took possession of said real estate in the year 1966, under
claim of ownership, and they and those claiming under them have been in the
open, notorious, exclusvie, adverse and continuous possession of said real estate
for more than tt•renty years last past, and been in actual occupa�cy thereof, and
their claim to ownership of said real estat2 has never been called in question
or dispute.
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R�18ERT P. FITCH
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MARGARETj� FITCH
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Subscribed and sworn to before me; a Notary Public, in.and.,for.said County
and Siate, this.3Q�S day of September, 1988.
Diy Commission Expires:
September 15th, 1991
C�y � NOTARY PUBLIC
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�yce Larson Boxell
Resident of Gibson County, IN
THIS INSTRUhiENT PREPARED BY DAN L. REEVES, ATTORNEY AT LA4l.
BALLAP.D & REEUES, PC
116 S. Main Street
P.O. Box 456
Princeton, Indiana 47670
