Allen v. Nickerson

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Eleanor A. Nickerson, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Frances E. and Paula M. Allen, finding the Allens owned an access easement across Nickerson's property. We affirm.

In 1983, Nickerson and her now-deceased husband hired an engineering firm to survey property they owned and to subdivide the property in preparation for potential sale. The firm created a map subdividing their property into five parcels, including one large parcel and four smaller parcels. Although the Nickersons did not seek final approval of the subdivision from the…