Community Feed Store, Inc. v. Northeastern Culvert Corp.

Plaintiff brought an action claiming a prescriptive easement over a portion of defendant’s land. The trial court rejected the claim and, instead, entered judgment for defendant on its counterclaim for ejectment, from which plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

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Plaintiff operates a small wholesale and retail animal feed business in Westminster Station, Vermont. Defendant is a neighbor ing business which owns the land adjacent to that upon which plaintiff’s buildings stand. At issue is a parcel of land to the north of plaintiff’s principal building (the “mill”), which testimony showed to be a…