Springer v. Cahoy
Annotate this CaseDale, Dorothy, Roger, and Daniel Springer owned a forty-acre parcel of property. Andy Cahoy owned an adjoining forty-acre parcel. After the Springers purchased their parcel, they began using Cahoy's parcel to access their property. When Cahoy prohibited the Springers from crossing Cahoy's parcel, the Springers filed suit, claiming an implied easement on Cahoy's parcel. The circuit court concluded that an easement implied from prior use existed with certain limitations. Both parties appealed, and the appeals were consolidated. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the Springers failed to present clear and convincing evidence of an easement implied from prior use. Remanded.
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