Miller v. Phillips

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The plaintiff owns the west half of a lot and a two-story brick and stone building thereon, the west wall of which he claims is upon and not over the lot line. The defendant owns the adjoining ground upon which a one-story building has been located for many years, and claims that the west wall of plaintiff’s building extends six inches over the line upon the lot of the defendant, giving him the right to the use thereof in a new building he had begun to erect when this controversy arose. The plaintiff sued to enjoin the defendant from using and…