Willis v. Hannah

The facts in this case are not in dispute and the court feels they can be summarized in the following manner. On December 20,1939, C. D. Pritchard owned in fee simple, a 5.720-acre tract of land located within the city of Portsmouth, Ohio. On that date, by warranty deed, he conveyed to the city of Portsmouth a tract of land from the 5.720 acres, the tract being sixty-six (66) feet in width and extending through the whole tract, the description stating the purpose to be that “of extending Jackson Street easterly to Broadway Street.” The deed contained, following the warranty clause, the…