Brooks v. Jones

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

Dr. James Brooks, his brother, and Brooks Oil Company, all hereinafter referred to as Brooks, brought suit to enjoin M. Carl Jones from interfering with his and their use of two different but adjoining roads across the land of Jones. 1 An illustrative plat of the land and the roads is set out below; and, as will be discussed below, this is but the last chapter in protracted litigation.

Upon the trial which is before us, the jury found for Brooks. It found that an East-West road across Jones’ land had been dedicated to the public, and that Brooks had acquired the right…