McGoey v. Brace

This case concerns a driveway and sidewalk easement upon the land of plaintiff Ann Catherine McGoey that the defendants, owners of the four adjacent properties, use for access to the nearby public road. McGoey alleges that this easement, which is located only a few feet from her home, causes severe flooding which at times has rendered her home uninhabitable. She therefore wishes to move the easement 70 feet to the east upon her land, which, she alleges, will not interfere with the use of the easement. However, the defendants have refused to consent to such a move.

McGoey thus brought the…