Vier v. City of Detroit

This case seems to possess the essential features of that of Vincent v. City of Kalamazoo, ante, 230. The complainant owned lot 12 of block 44 of the Cass farm, in the city of Detroit, said lot being 42.04 feet wide. Running through this block is a strip of land which defendants claim to be a public alley, and of this a strip 7.96 feet wide, adjacent to lot 12, has been occupied with said lot by the complainant and his predecessor, from whom he took a quitclaim deed, and was put in possession of said strip at the time he acquired title to the lot. The evidence of exclusive possession for many…