Mastin v. Prescott

This case concerns the location of a boundary and ownership of a small, triangular plot of land. The parties own land in Newmarket, New Hampshire, and share a common boundary. The defendants’ property lies to the north of the boundary line, and the plaintiffs’ property lies to the south. The plaintiffs’ deed specifies that their boundary runs westerly from a monument on the east to the Piscassic River, which the parties concede means Follett Brook. The defendants’ deed describes the boundary as running westerly “about 256 feet to an iron pin set in a stone on the bank of the creek [Follett…