Reynolds v. Gorton

This is an action seeking a declaration of the rights of the parties concerning sewer and water pipes used in common by all the parties, portions of which are located on property owned by plaintiffs.

In 1929 William 0. Anderson was the owner of two adjacent 50-foot lots fronting on Utica Street in the Village of Clinton. These lots were bounded in the rear and sides by private property and had no access to any other street. Anderson subdivided his land into four lots with a common driveway as shown on map Exhibit 7 (copy thereof at foot of this opinion) and built a house on each lot with…