Kotze v. Sullivan

This appeal presents a controversy between the owners of respective 4.0-acre tracts of land, and involves the title to a narrow strip about 750 feet in length and 49 feet in width at the widest place, which, according to the government survey, is cut off the north side of appellant’s tract by a public highway, extending generally in an easterly and westerly direction. The parties, appellant and appellee, acquired title to their separate tracts by inheritance or purchase in 1887 and 1892, respectively, and have continuously occupied the same since the dates stated. The highway, which is 66…