Madison v. Haynes

WALDEN, Judge.

This is a dispute as to the boundary between two lots in a platted residential subdivision.

Plaintiffs owned Lot 30 and defendants owned Lot 7, per plat reference, and there is no issue as concerns their ownership or title to such lots. Each lot was platted with a width of 50' and a depth of lOO. The lots abutted on the rear, having a common rear *853lot line across their 50' width. Lot 7 fronted on Lucky Street and Lot 30 fronted on Booker Street, The plat appeared as follows:

The problem arose when it was discovered that, due to original plat error, the distance between Lucky Street…