Davock v. Nealon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reed, J.

This is an action of ejectment brought to recover the possession of a strip of land fronting one foot in width on *22Eerry street, and running, one foot in width, back from the street a distance of one hundred, feet. The facts proved at the trial were these:

Davock, the plaintiff, in July, 1873, bought lot No.'17 on a plot.

Nealon, the defendant, now owns the adjoining lot, No. 16.

When Davock bought, a house stood on his lot No. 17, one side of which house, with two fences, formed the practical line of division between the two lots.

One fence ran…