Legal Opinion
James Thomas Martin v. Noel L. Bicknell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 18, 2014No. 12-CV-1226PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERLY, Associate Judge:
Where the right to use real property is at issue, it cannot be gainsaid: Clarity is best; ambiguity breeds discord. This case is about the use of adjoining or shared— depending on one’s view of the facts— driveways. Neighbors James Thomas Martin and his spouse Antoinette Baarns, and Noel Bicknell and his spouse, Caitlin Mackenzie, 1 have a dispute over use of the driveway from which they gain access to their respective garages, a driveway that bridges their common property line. The Martins sued and asserted that they have an easement to use a portion of the…
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