Stengl v. Starr Brothers

Florence Stengl filed her complaint' in the circuit court of Macoupin county to recover damages for the past use of a twelve-foot strip of land of which she claimed ownership, and for an injunction restraining Starr Brothers from using the land or interfering with her right and title thereto. The parties stipulated that Mrs. Stengl is the owner of the fee in the strip but Starr Brothers claim that the strip had become a public alley by prescription. The chancellor granted an injunction but denied recovery of damages for past use of the land, and a direct appeal to this court followed. A…