City of St. Ignace v. McFarlane

Defendants appeal from a judgment awarded to plaintiff City of St. Ignace granting injunctive relief by a restraining order prohibiting defendants from encroaching upon or obstructing a roadway called Glashaw Lane. The trial court determined that the public use of a portion of defendants’ land for a period of ten years preceding the filing of suit satisfied the highway-by-user statute. We agree.

The City of St. Ignace was granted by deed a 20-foot way entitled Glashaw Lane on May 14, 1959. Defendants, Owen and Elda McFarlane, obtained title to land north of and adjacent to Glashaw Lane from…