Johnson v. Simmons

BARBER, Acting Associate Justice.

This is an action of assumpsit, brought in the municipal court to recover $32.24 for the use of a party wall and $2.50 which is one-half of the amount paid by plaintiff to an inspector of buildings for measuring the wall and computing its contents and value.

In his affidavit of merit the plaintiff alleged that he was and for a long time had been the owner of certain land in the city of Washington ; that his predecessor in title had constructed thereon a brick building, and in so doing had erected a party wall on adjoining land; that this adjoining land was not…