Faith v. City of Owensboro

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson

Affirming.

The city of Owensboro was plotted and laid out previous to the year 1817 and under another name,- but in' that year an act was passed incorporating it and changing the name to Owensboro. On the plot of the .town as originally laid out, the street next to the river is designated as Front Street or Water Street, 120 feet wide. At right angles to this street, among others on the original plot are St. Anne Street and Allen Street. The city brought this suit against W. Louis Faith alleging that he had taken possession of a part of Front or Water…