Young v. Thedieck

This action was brought to obtain a mandatory injunction to compel the removal of an overhanging cornice.

The pleadings and agreed statement of facts show that in the construction of a1 four-story building the defendant extended the cornice some two or three feet over the premises of the plaintiffs. It appears that the cornice is above the plaintiffs’ building and does not interfere with the present use of the plaintiffs’ property.

There is a party wall between the buildings of the respective parties, which has been extended *104upward to accommodate and form part of the defendant’s structure.

The…