Muehrcke v. Behrens

The principal issue in both actions is whether the road is public or private. Other issues deal with the admission of an exhibit and the sufficiency of the evidence as to width and length of the road and sufficiency of evidence in the Muehrcke action.

Muehrcke’s property and Behrens’ property both abut the section line and the lake. Muehrcke’s property is just south of the section line and is 1300 feet square; he acquired it in 1914. Behrens’ property is just north of the section line; it has a shoreline width of 200 feet and extends east to Bear Trail. Mr. Behrens’ father acquired the…