Aldrich v. Billings
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Bill in Equity for an injunction. The premises in dispute are sketched upon the accompanying plat, and the questions at issue between the litigants are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtStiNESS, J.
Complainant is owner, and defendants owners and lessees, of lots on a plat of land made July 10, 1847, by James Aborn, now deceased. Complainant’s lots front on Washington Street, and defendants’ lots, adjoining on the rear line, front on Worcester Street, so called, a private way twenty feet wide, as now used.
Division of the estate of James Aborn was made by mutual quitclaim deeds, pursuant to a report of referees, by means of which, and subsequent conveyances, title to lots 11, 12, and 13, on the plat came to the complainant, and title to lots 18,19, and 20, to the defendants. Complainant…
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