Grube v. Wells
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines District Oourt. Action to recover tbe possession of a part of lot 260, in the n°Ubern addition to the’ city of Burlington, being a strip of about the width of fifteen feet, of the south end of said lot, Trial to the court without a jury, and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
The district court found the following facts, and thereon rendered judgment for plaintiff : The plaintiff is the owner of lot 280, in the northern addition to the city of Burlington, and the defendant owns lot 1, in Wood’s subdivision, which adjoins plaintiff’s lot on the *149south. About twenty-five years ago defendant’s grantor inclosed lot 1, and made , other improvements upon it. The fence on the north was set about fifteen feet over the line upon lot 260, which was uninclosed, and remained in that condition until within the last four or five years. Defendant and her grantor have…
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