Lane v. Flautt

The case is one on a claim of an implied easement of light and air for one property over part of an adjacent property. On a bill in equity to restrain erection of a structure which would shut off the easement, and on an answer, and testimony taken, the court below, found the claim sustained and granted an in justión, and the respondents appeal.

The properties are on the south side of Church Street in Frederick, where prior to the year 1895 there was a single dwelling with surrounding land, all of a frontage of 100 feet, owned by Mrs. Bettie Ritchie. In about 1895, Mrs. Ritchie built on the…