Legal Opinion
Robert Hoyt v. Michael Benham
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 2016No. 12-1581PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Robert Hoyt — owner since 2001 of a 40-acre lot (on which there is a cabin) in a heavily forested region about an hour’s drive from Bloomington in southwestern Indiana — has a problem. His lot is surrounded by lots owned by others, and none of the others will allow him to use any part of their land to enable vehicular access to his property. No public roads touch his land. To reach a public road he has to be able to drive through at least one of the lots that surround him. The owner of the lot directly to his north allows him to walk through that lot to and from his lot,…
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- Cockrell v. HawkinsIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
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