Du Mez v. Dykstra

In 1901 the two owners in common of a government lot of 57 acres divided it. In 1907 plaintiffs purchased the north half. In 1913 defendant bought a small parcel in the south half and in 1914 erected a summer cottage and barn on it.

The north half of the lot is mid land, uninclosed, covered with second growth timber, and has old logging roads on it, one of which, called the “hogback” road, winds over both parts of the original lot. When defendant purchased, his grantor, although he had no interest in the north half, told him the “hog-back” road was the means of access to the premises. The road…