Cutliff v. Densmore

This case involves accretion * somewhat complicated by “decretion.” In the original government plat, made in 1855, the 4 lots in question abutted each other roughly in the shape of a block capital letter L. Lot 1, the northernmost of the 4 lots, was at the top of the vertical portion of the L. Lot 2 abutted lot 1 immediately to the south to form roughly the center of the vertical portion of the L. Lot 3 abutted lot 2 immediately to the south to form the base of the vertical portion of the L. Lot 4 abutted lot 3 immediately to the east to form the sole horizontal portion of the L.

In 1855 there…