Slack v. Herrick

Plaintiff and the defendant, G. G. Herrick, are owners of adjoining farms. The Des Moines river forms the north boundary line of plaintiff’s land and the Middle river forms the south boundary line of the Herrick land. There is a bridge over the Middle river near the southwest corner of the Herrick farm connecting the public highway running south from the bridge and another running west and north on the north side of the bridge. From a time “whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary”, there has existed a roadway beginning at the north approach of this bridge and running in an…