Beaver v. Zwonack

This suit was brought to enjoin defendants from tearing down or removing a fence separating the property of the parties, and from interfering with plaintiffs’ possession. The parties own adjoining lots in Kent’s addition to the city of Pontiac. In occupying lots and placing division fences, the lot owners, years ago, departed from the plat lines, and the fence in question stands 12 feet over the plat line upon defendants’ lot, and defendants ’ opposite fence stands 12 feet over the plat line upon the next lot. Plaintiffs claim, and the proofs show, that such placing of division line fences…