Meridian Bowling Lanes, Inc. v. Meridian Athletic Ass'n

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

In 1959 plaintiff-appellant, Meridian Bowling Lanes, Inc. (MBL), purchased a parcel of land from defendant-respondent, Meridian Athletic Association, Inc. (MAA), upon which MBL built bowling lanes. MAA retained ownership of land contiguous to the MBL property. With the permission of MAA, MBL established a small dirt roadway across a corner of MAA’s property for additional access to the MBL’s parking lot. In April 1974, MBL purchased from MAA an additional strip of land from the remaining MAA property. At approximately the same time, MAA orally granted to MBL a right…