Hill v. City of Lawrence

Foth, C J.:

Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Hill, Jr., brought this action in mandamus to compel the governing body of the City of Lawrence to open a portion of Broadview Drive, a platted street which dead-ends, at their property line. Alternatively they prayed for a declaratory judgment that they are entitled to use the street in its unopened state for vehicular access to their property. Certain landowners residing on the unopened street intervened, opposing plaintiffs’ position.

After a trial to the court the trial judge denied relief in mandamus and found plaintiffs had abandoned their…