Ellsworth v. Lord

The plaintiff is the owner of a flouring-mill and *338appurtenances upon Eolling Stone creek in the town of Eolling Stone, Winona county. Extending across the creek, and over and upon the dam of plaintiff, is a wagon-crossing open to the public, and running to and beyond the plaintiff’s mill, and connecting with public highways on each side of the creek, north and south. Whether this travelled way has become a public road and a part of one continuous highway across and beyond the creek, by reason of the dedication of the same for public use as a highway, was the principal issue to be determined…