Atkinson v. Mentzel

This is an action to determine the scope and extent of an easement. Both the appellant, Donald D. Mentzel, and the respondent, Paul D. Atkinson, requested the trial court to declare the scope and extent of Atkinson's access easement across Mentzel's land.

The trial court ruled that the language of Atkinson's easement was not limited to physical ingress and egress, but extended to the installment of utilities. We affirm this ruling. The trial court also expanded the boundaries of the original easement to include some additional portions of Mentzel's property. As to two of these expansions, we…