Sandford v. Boss
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
At the time of the conveyance to Boss and for many years prior thereto, the buildings conveyed had been used as a paint shop and have been since so used. In the passageway on the east side of the building nearest the street, there was a ladder-rack built of joists. The rack was thirty-five feet long, two feet ten inches wide, and seven feet high, and was roofed over.
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At the time of the conveyance to Boss and for many years prior thereto, the buildings conveyed had been used as a paint shop and have been since so used. In the passageway on the east side of the building nearest the street, there was a ladder-rack built of joists. The rack was thirty-five feet long, two feet ten inches wide, and seven feet high, and was roofed over. This projection was nailed to the side of the building, the uprights which formed a part of the frame being set in the ground. The rack was open at the ends and sides, and for many years has been used to store the ladders which…
1Opinion of the CourtParsons, C. J.
The deed under which the defendants claim does not convey to Boss a paint shop in terms, but describes a tract of land by metes and bounds which do not include the land on which the ladder-raclc stands. But the defendants claim a right to maintain the ladder-rack because the maintenance of such a contrivance, upon the spot where this one is, is essential and reasonably necessary to the enjoyment of the premises .conveyed. Counsel do not appear to differ as to the law. The defendants cite Riddle v. Littlefield, 53 N. H. 503, Winchester v. Hees, 35 N. H. 43, Dunklee v. Railroad, 24 N. H. 489,…
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