Mullahey v. Serra

— Hillside avenue and Hartford avenue are two public streets in the city of Des Moines. They are 264 feet apart. The ground between these two public streets is crossed at an angle by Indianola road. Lot 19, according to the official plat, is 163.5 feet wide and extends through from one street to the other. It is east of Indianola road and separated from Indianola road by lot 20. There are no cross streets for a considerable distance east. John Carey, through whom the plaintiffs appellees claim, acquired the east half of the west half of lot 19, in the year 1885. About the same time, he…