Langston v. Williams

MAUS, Judge.

By their petition, plaintiffs sought a declaration they had acquired title to a portion of a vacated roadway by adverse possession. The trial court denied that relief. Plaintiffs appeal. The following is a condensation of the evidence.

Before March 6, 1951, State Route 80 extended in a general east-west direction through Section 6, Township 32, Range 10, in Howell County. The right-of-way was 50 feet wide. Plaintiffs’ predecessors in title dedicated the North 30 feet of the portion of that right-of-way in question. The defendant’s predecessors in title dedicated the south 20 feet.

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