Bartholomew v. Baker

Argued November 19, 1940. This is a proceeding in equity by the supervisors of Easttown Township, Chester County, praying for a mandatory injunction to abate an alleged public nuisance resulting from the placing of a hedge and monuments within the lines of Valley Forge Road, a public highway. After hearing, the court below found for the plaintiffs, enjoined the defendant from maintaining the hedge and monuments, and commanded her to remove them. Defendant has appealed. We are all of the opinion that the court erred in its legal conclusions and that the decree must be reversed.

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