Lawrence v. Kirby
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Cass; Carr, J. Bill by Austin E. Lawrence against George B. Kirby, highway commissioner, to enjoin a trespass, and to quiet title. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The accompanying plat will serve to explain the situation of the parties at the time the controversy now before us arose. Prior to 1882 a road extended east, between sections 1 and 12, to within 80 rods of the east section line, and from thence north to the county line. In 1882 that portion of the road running north and south was discontinued; proceedings to that end being taken *434and assented to by the inhabitants of the vicinity. Lawrence, who owned 120 acres north, and 52 and a fraction south, of the east and west road, then built a fence on the section line, in the middle of said east and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bennett v. NicholsMichigan Supreme Court · 1863
- Neal v. GilmoreMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Gamber v. HolbenMichigan Supreme Court · 1858