Maxwell v. Fayette National Bank

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clarke —

Affirming.

Appellee’s banking and office building in Lexington, entirely covering its lot, faces Main street and runs back along tipper street 78 feet to the lot owned by appellants, upon which is a business house fronting Upper street. The sidewalk on this side of Upper street is about 11 feet wide, a portion of which, however, next to the bank building is occupied by an areaway 57 feet 9 inches in length and 4 feet 6 inches in width, surrounded by an iron railing, and containing steps for an outside entrance to the basement of the building. Main street is…