Sallan Jewelry Co. v. Bird

Plaintiff Woodward owns a store build ing in the city of Pontiac. His tenant is plaintiff Sallan Jewelry Company. Defendants own an adjoining store. Each owns half of the dividing party wall. A stairway leading to the second story was constructed many years ago by the side of the party wall, but wholly on defendants’ premises. At the second story, openings and doorways were constructed in the party wall leading to plaintiff’s! second story, and plaintiff Woodward claims that he and his predecessors in title have used the stairway and 'helped to keep it in repair since the year 1867. Recently…