Granite Properties Ltd. Partnership v. Manns

The plaintiff, Granite Properties Limited Partnership, brought this suit in the circuit court of Madison County, seeking to permanently enjoin the defendants, Larry and Ann Manns, from interfering with the plaintiff’s use and enjoyment of two claimed easements over driveways which exist on the defendants’ property. One driveway provides ingress to and egress from an apartment complex and the other to a shopping center. Both the apartment complex and the shopping center are situated on the plaintiff’s property. Following a bench trial, the circuit court entered judgment against the plaintiff…