Justen v. Schaaf

Appellant is the owner of lot 20 and appellee of lot 19, both in block 1, in Goodspeed’s subdivision df part of the north-west quarter of the north-east quarter of section 39, township 38, north, rang'e 14, east, in the city of Chicago. Lot 19 adjoins lot 20 on the south. Appellee maintained a fence which he claimed stood upon the north line of his lot, while the appellant claimed the fence stood one and six-tenths feet north of the said line. Appellant brought ejectment to recover the disputed strip of ground, and the cause was submitted to a jury for trial. The parties stipulated that…