Kowatch v. Darnell

Plaintiffs Kowatch owned a parcel of property and plaintiff Snrine owned one abutting it on the north. Somewhat south was property leased by defendant Ray Darnell, Jr., and wife, Bessie. The defendant State highway commissioner held title to a strip of land bordering on the west the properties of plaintiffs and extending south to include an area immediately west of the piece leased by the Darnells. This strip was excess land, not needed for highway purposes, which the commissioner intended to sell. Plaintiffs and the Darnells desired to purchase it together. While there is dispute about it…