Mahrenholz v. Alff

Plaintiff, Leroy Mahrenholz, brought this suit in equity against defendants Mr. and Mrs. Alff, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph and Mrs. Busey to establish the boundary on the line of a fence between plaintiff’s and defendants’ adjoining lots in the city of Council Bluffs. Following trial to the court relief was denied. Plaintiff has appealed.

In June 1946 plaintiff purchased on contract Lot 12, Block 15, in a certain addition in Council Bluffs. He and his wife have occupied one of the two dwellings on it as their home virtually all the time since August 1946. Lots 11 and 10, east of plaintiff’s home,…