Ralston v. Town of Weston

Dent, President:

This is a controversy between the town of Weston, defendant, and Er Ralston, plaintiff, over the right to a public easement in a small strip of land thirteen and one-half feet by seventy-two and one-half feet, being a part of Water street, as originally laid off and dedicated to public-use at a very early date, almost beyond the memory of man, by Maxwell and Stringer, who sold lot 12, adjacent to such strip, to those under whom plaintiff claims title. While plaintiff raises the question of dedication and acceptance, as is usual in similar cases, his main reliance is on adverse…