Cahoon v. . Roughton

The plaintiff alleges that more than fifty years ago citizens of Alligator Township, Tyrrell County, constructed a wharf in Alligator Creek for the use of citizens of that community; that a public road about 100 yards long was built from the then existing public road to the wharf, and that said road has been used continuously as a public road since its construction.

The wharf is constructed from the lands belonging to the defendant to deep water in Alligator Creek. There is no evidence to sustain the allegation that it was originally built by citizens of the township. It does appear that in…