Thompson v. . Umberger

Is an. alleyway reserved in the deed from Brown to Kennerly with, sufficient definiteness to invoke the aid of a court of equity in locating and establishing the same ? The answer is determinative.

An alleyway is in the nature of an easement. It constitutes an interest in land. It may be created by either of nine different methods. Mor-decai Law Lectures, Vol. 1, pp. 464-471. One of these is by deed or reservation contained in a deed — the method here adopted.

The existence of the reservation depends upon the construction of the language in the deed. Plaintiff's case must be made out upon the…