Mesher v. Connolly

This is an adverse possession case involving what was formerly residential property.

The plaintiff, Norman Mesher, is, and has been since 1934, the owner of a 50-foot lot; 1 its western boundary is a street, and its eastern boundary is an alley. When the plaintiff purchased this lot there was (and it still exists) a concrete walk extending some 62 feet of the lot’s total east-west dimension of 110.08 feet. This walk is from the front door to the back door of his house and for 62 feet of its total length runs along the north side of his house. A recent survey indicated that the northerly edge…