Stoessel v. City of Ottumwa

The appellant acquired Lots five and eight in Block four of Evans and Root’s Addition to Ottumwa about ten years ago. Lot eight is in the northeast corner of the block and Lot five abuts it on the south. Carlisle street, 45 feet wide and improved, extends north and south on the east side of the block. Chester avenue extends east and west on the south side of the block, and Ferry street, 60 feet wide, extends north and south on the west side of the block. A 12-foot alley extends through the center of the block, north and south, immediately west of and abutting on appellant’s lots. When the…