Legal Opinion

Block v. Sexton

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided May 19, 1998No. C5-97-1721PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

The district court entered judgment establishing a prescriptive easement on a field road providing access to U.S. Highway 10 in rural Benton County. The owners of the underlying fee appeal the easement, and the easement claimants seek review of the limits on the easement’s width and seasonal use. We affirm.

FACTS

Dean and Lisa Block purchased a 17-acre tract of unimproved land from Rita Sexton in 1992. Located in section 11 of Langola Township, the Sexton parcel was originally part of the 360-acre Posch farm owned by Sexton’s father and grandfather. Sexton purchased the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Romans v. NadlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
  2. State Ex Rel. Washington Wildlife Preservation, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  3. Swan v. MunchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
  4. Minneapolis Athletic Club v. CohlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
  5. Lidgerding v. ZignegoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Heuer v. County of AitkinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
  4. Gabler v. FedorukCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
  5. Gabler v. FedorukCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008

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