Boyd v. Salisbury, Sheriff

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The appellant, Ernest Boyd, owns a triangular shaped lot in the town of Martin in Floyd county; The lot is 26 feet wide at its southern end and extends northwardly about 78 feet to a point. It is bounded on the west by a street 30 feet wide known as First street, and on the east by the right of way of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company. In 1930, under an agreement between the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company and the town of Martin, a road or street was constructed on the railroad right of way along the eastern boundary of appellant’s lot. This…