Commonwealth v. Franklin

This is an indictment for obstructing a highway. It appeared at the trial that the defendant made a sidewalk in the street in front of his land, marking the outer line by trees, posts and stones; he made a concrete walk of about foiir feet in • width; at the southerly end, this concrete walk touched the line of his land; at the northerly end, the outer line of the concrete walk was about twelve feet from the line of his land. Thus at the northerly end a space of about eight feet was left between the concrete walk and his fence, which gradually lessened as the southerly end was approached.

The…