Jensen v. Gerrard

EPHRAIM HANSON, Justice.

The plaintiff, Henry L. Jensen, is the owner of approximately 16 acres of land in Weber county. The defendant William T. Roylance, until May of 1931, owned a 10-acre tract which adjoins the Jensen land. The tract now owned by Jensen was formerly owned by Orson H. Hickenlooper, who about 1894 built a home on the place which he occupied with his family until 1917, when he sold to Mr. Jensen, who now occupies the place. The land owned by Mr. Roylance, although cultivated, had no buildings thereon and was never used for residence purposes. In May, 1931, the defendant…