The Haig Corp. v. Thomas S. Gassner Co.

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

In this action in equity it was sought to enjoin the defendant from maintaining a gate across an alley, over which plaintiff has an easement of passage. There' is no dispute as to the facts. Land fronting on the north line of Wayne Avenue east of Aspey Street in Philadelphia, originally in a common owner, was subdivided into five lots. Plaintiff now owns the middle lot. The two lots to the west, and the two lots to the east, of plaintiff’s land are owned by the defendant. Before conveying any of the lots, the then owner laid out an alley about eleven feet wide running…