Legal Opinion

Fitz-Patrick v. Gourley

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided March 20, 1929PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The parties are next door neighbors on the south side of Harrison street, Leonia, on a hillside. The descent of the street is westward and complainant's cottage is west of the defendants', seven feet off the lot line, lower down the hill; the defendants' stands eight feet from the division line. The lots in depth are practically at grade, sloping transversely. Nine years ago the defendants built a garage in the southwest corner of their lot and constructed a concrete driveway from the street — a two-strip driveway from the street to the rear end of the cottage where it spreads fan-shape to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Field v. Inhabitants of West OrangeNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1882
  2. Kelly v. DunningNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1885

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McCullough v. HartpenceNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1948
  2. Nathanson v. WagnerNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1935
  3. Yonadi v. Homestead Country HomesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955

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