Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. Neam

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 20, 1962No. 3038PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, Associate Judge.

The question presented is whether appellant had acquired an easement by prescription for the use of a sewer pipe running through appellee’s land.

The facts are uncontroverted. Appellee bought his property in 1931. Appellant purchased his house in 1960. It had been erected prior to 1910 and had been unchanged since “before 1930” except for some remodeling in 1956 which did not involve exterior plumbing and sewer connections. The two properties had been under separate ownership for more than fifty years. The old brick sewer line serving appellant’s and three other…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Exley v. GallivanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
  2. Mitchell v. HoustleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
  3. Offenhartz v. HeinsohnNew York Supreme Court · 1956
  4. McCracken v. MacNealMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Robinson v. HillmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1911

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Powell v. DawsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Hafner v. HansenSupreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  3. Kayfirst Corp. v. Washington Terminal Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1993

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