Carpenter v. Schnerle

The controverted fact in this case is the existence of a public road running south three-fourths of a mile from the northwest corner of the northwest quarter, of section 27, township 2, range 16, in Franklin county, the entire roadway being east of the line between sections 27 and 28, on lands of defendants. Defendants attempted to close the road by building fences across it in May, 1909, and plaintiff brought this suit to enjoin and prevent them from doing so, claiming the right to use it for public travel. Previously, plaintiff had at will entered the road'from the north and had also…