Shive v. Schaefer

Plaintiff William J. Shive appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County granting defendants’, Terry W. Schaefer, William D. Stiehl and Chicago Title and Trust Company, motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff’s amended complaint had prayed for a decree entitling plaintiff to an easement of necessity across land which defendant Schaefer had contracted to purchase from codefendants William D. Stiehl and Chicago Title and Trust Company.

Plaintiff purchased 160 acres of land in 1952. Plaintiff conveyed 25 acres of this land to William D. Stiehl and Roy W. Levin in 1955.…