Gathings v. Johns

Plaintiff Johns sued to enjoin defendant Gathings from trespassing on a strip of land approximately eighteen inches wide and 200 feet long which lies along the north side of .plaintiff’s residence property where it adjoins defendant’s farm. Plaintiff also asked that title to the strip of land be quieted in him. The Chancery Court gave plaintiff the relief which he sought, and defendant appeals.

Plaintiff’s house was built on a corner lot in Luxora. The lot originally had a 105-foot frontage on Main St., and a 200-foot depth. One Bowen owned the adjoining-area at the north edge of plaintiff’s…