Merrick v. Schleuder

Tried without a jury, this action (for an injunction to prevent interference with an easement claimed by plaintiffs over land be-. longing to defendants) resulted in a decision for plaintiffs. Defendants appeal from the order denying their motion for a new trial.

The easement, which plaintiffs claim by prescription, is across a vacant piece of ground substantially 22 feet square in the rear of a store building owned by them in block 29 in the city of Austin. Plaintiffs’ building is in about the middle of the block and faces west on Main street. It is 71% feet long and 22 wide. Defendants own…