Frank v. Benesch
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. -The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The verdict and judgment being for the defendant, the plaintiff appealed. The cause was argued before Alvey, C. J., Miller, Robinson, Irvin®, Bryan, McSherry, and Briscoe, J.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The plaintiff and defendant are owners of adjoining houses, and between the two houses there is an alley way, used in common by the respective owners, for the *59purpose of ingress and egress to and from the hack buildings and premises. The joists of the defendant’s second story, run across the alley, and into the wall of the plaintiff’s house, and to the extent of the width of the second story of defendant’s house the alley is a covered way. At the time the plaintiff bought his house, and for more than twenty years prior thereto, there was a wooden gate at the entrance to the alley. This gate…
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