Rothwell v. Veail

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one to quiet title to real estate. The judgment was for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.

The plat of the town of Oxford, dividing the townsite into lots, blocks, streets and alleys, was filed in February, 1872. One of the streets shown on the plat and dedicated to public use was Cedar street. In October, 1879, the city of Oxford was incorporated according to the plat. Previous to 1879 John M. Rothwell became owner of the lots abutting on the south side of Cedar street. In March, 1879, the legislature vacated Cedar street and…