Gilfillan v. Shattuck

This is an action to restrain the defendants from destroying a certain fence of plaintiff, and to have it adjudged that a certain strip of land is a private way, and not a public highway. Judgment went for plaintiff in the court below, and defendants appeal from the judgment and from an order denying their motion for a new trial. The defendant mainly interested in the litigation is Mrs. Phoebe J. Shattuck, who is the owner of a certain lot of land. Her husband, D. D. Shattuck, was made a defendant, and joined with her in her answer and defense. The only other defendant named in the complaint…