Hatch Bros. Co. v. Black - In Hatch Bros. Co. v. Black, 1917, the Wyoming court addressed the validity of a public road right-of-way grant without formal acceptance of that right by state or local authorities.� The court stated, �The grant is unconditional and contains no provision as to the manner of its acceptance.� We think it is quite well settled that when land is granted for a right of way for a public highway, the grant may be accepted by the public without action by the public authorities.� The continued use of the road by the public for such a length of time and in such circumstances as to clearly indicate an intention on the part of the public to accept the grant has generally been held sufficient.� (Hatch Bros. Co. v. Black, 165 P. 519, Wyoming 1917)

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