Matteodo v. Ricci

This is a bill for the purpose of establishing an easement in a strip of land twelve feet wide and some one hundred forty feet in length running between Ledge Street and Gillen Street in the City of Providence.

Petitioners’ testimony disclosed that the petitioners claimed ownership in fee 'Of this land from 1910 to 1933. In the latter year, our Supreme Court decided against the claim of ownership in fee by petitioners. No claim of easement in the premises was advanced by petitioners until after the Supreme Court’s decision. It is quite clear that the requisite period for acquiring an easement…