State v. Tucker
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. At the May term, 1871, of the Lee district court, the defendant was indicted for obstructing “ a certain ancient and public highway, known as “ Speak’s Lane.” At the same term he was tried and found guilty. From the judgment against him he appeals. The necessary facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
l Highway: i>y prescription, — Counsel for defendant assign numerous errors, J>ut, in the argument, they confine themselves to a consideration of the sufficiency of the evidence to estabexistence of the highway in question. Although the evidence is rather voluminous, yet it establishes but few facts, and involves but little conflict.
The lane in question is about forty rods in length, and from twelve to twenty feet in width. It extends from the Augusta and Green Bay road, to an embankment or levee, near the bank of the Skunk river, and connects there with no other *486highway. The lane was made…
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