Rix v. Smith

This is an action of ejectment to recover a strip of land 33 feet long by 10 feet wide. The rights of the respective parties to this strip of land depend upon the location of the west line of “lot 1 in block 3 of Dodge’s addition to the village of Lawton.” Plaintiff and defendant derive their title through a common grantor, Jannette M. Morrill. Defendant’s deed was executed April 18, 1899, and plaintiff’s on December 15, 1900. Jannette Morrill was the widow of, and derived her title to lot 1 through, Charles Morrill. Lot 1 is bounded on the west by Main street, which is described in the plat…