Legal Opinion

Warren v. Blake

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 1, 1866PublishedCited by 21 opinions

On Report. Writ oe Entry. It appeared that the house was built about the year 1833, and the brick stable, ten feet of which was within the limits of Bridge street, a few years later; that, whilst Samuel Farrar lived there, he used the southerly side of Bridge street as a passage way to the rear of his buildings; that there was a stone monument still standing at north corner of Bridge and Court streets, and an old fence extending down near the middle of Bridge street, a short…

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On Report. Writ oe Entry. It appeared that the house was built about the year 1833, and the brick stable, ten feet of which was within the limits of Bridge street, a few years later; that, whilst Samuel Farrar lived there, he used the southerly side of Bridge street as a passage way to the rear of his buildings; that there was a stone monument still standing at north corner of Bridge and Court streets, and an old fence extending down near the middle of Bridge street, a short distance beyond the lower part of the stable, and from thence, at right angles, to the south line of Bridge street.…

1Opinion of the CourtKeNT, J.

Nathaniel Hatch, being owner of a considerable tract of land in Bangor, caused the same to be laid out into lots, and, by the plan made by the surveyor, which was recorded, a certain portion of the land is represented as streets, with designating names ; one of these streets on the plan is called " Bridge street.” Samuel Farrar, under whom both parties claim distinct parcels, became the owner of the land on both sides of this Bridge street. Whilst the title to the whole tract was thus in him, he, by deeds of the same date, conveyed to two persons, the plaintiff and the defendant’s grantor,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lampman v. . MilksNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
  2. White's v. Carrico's adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1859
  3. Grant v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1821
  4. Chelf v. PennCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1859

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Berlin v. RobbinsWashington Supreme Court · 1934
  2. LeMay v. AndersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  3. Burling v. LeiterMichigan Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Marshall v. CallahanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1950
  5. Bussmeyer v. JablonskySupreme Court of Missouri · 1912

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