Mettetal v. Stane

This is a continuation of a suit brought in 1942 by the appellees, H. C. and Anna Stane, to enjoin the appellants, J. E. and Mary Mettetal, from interfering with the Stanes’ use of a road that crosses the Mettetals’ land. When the case was tried in 1942 the chancellor issued a permanent injunction protecting the appellees’ right to use the road. A few years later the appellants filed a motion to vacate the decree, alleging that the county had offered to construct an alternate route for the appellees. The Stanes at first resisted this motion on the ground that the court could not modify its…