Lynn v. Duckel

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant after trial of an action instituted to obtain (1) a mandatory injunction directing defendant to remove obstructions erected in and across the entrance to Argent Alley from Market Street in San Francisco, and (2) damages resulting from the obstruction of the entrance to the alley.

Argent Alley is a 10-foot public alley on the east slope of Twin Peaks in San Francisco, connecting Market and Corbett Streets. It is too steep and narrow for vehicular use, and since its dedication by recordation of a subdivision map in 1867 the public has…