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O'Brien v. SchayerO'Brien v. Schayer

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Mar 11, 1878
Reporters:
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By the Court.

In the deed under which the plaintiff claims, the words “ on ‍​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‍the southeasterly side of the granted land ” do not of themselves show whether “ the passageway from Sixth Street, about three feet and ten inches ‍​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‍wide,” is wholly on the land granted, or wholly on the adjoining lot, or partly on one and partly on the other. But it was proved that, ‍​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‍when that deed was made, the only passageway on or adjoining the land granted was a passageway, partly on each lot, and three feet and ten ‍​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‍inches wide, between the houses previously built on the two lots. That passageway is thus identified as “ the passageway ” mentioned in the deed, and ‍​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‍the defendant, claiming under a later title, had no right to obstruct it. Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: O'Brien v. Schayer
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Mar 11, 1878
Citations: 124 Mass. 211; 1878 Mass. LEXIS 271
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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