Cataldo v. Grappone

This case involves an alleged easement on the property of the defendants, and a counterclaim for trespass and other damages by the defendants. The trial before a Master (John D. McLaughlin, Esq.) resulted in a recommendation that the plaintiffs had sustained their burden of proving continuous adverse use for the prescriptive period. The court issued a decree in accordance with the master’s recommendation and enjoined the defendants from interfering with the plaintiffs’ use of the right of way. During the course of trial both the defendants and the plaintiffs seasonably excepted to the denial…