Haan v. Meester
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lyon District Court.— Hon. Wm. Hutchinson, Judge. Suit in equity to enjoin defendant, who is road supervisor, from removing a fence and improving and grading a road along the north line of plaintiffs land. The trial court dismissed the petition, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff is the owner of the northeast % of section 21, township 100, range 45, in Lyon county, Iowa, and the sole question in the case is: Is there a highway by prescription or otherwise along the north line of this land ? This is denied on one side and affirmed upon the other. Defendant says there is such a highway, which plaintiff is obstructing with fences and otherwise, by prescription, by dedication, and through establishment by the board of supervisors of Lyon county, which establishment was afterward legalized by the Legislature in an act known as “ Chapter 233, of the acts of the…
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