Sewell v. Burdine

John Sewell & Bro. sought to enjoin John M. Burdine from closing or obstructing, an alley across the end of lot one occupied' by Burdine extending to and across lot two occupied by Sewell & Bro.

Upon application by complainant for an injunction the bill was dismissed and Sewell & Bro. appealed.

The agreement under which the alleyway was established was under the seal of the párties thereto who at the time owned the two lots respectively. Years afterward Burdine became the occupant of lot one as the tenant of the grantee of the former owner and party to the agreement, and seeks to close the…