City of Steelville v. Scott

CROW, Presiding Judge.

Stanley M. Scott and Patricia A. Scott appeal from a judgment in favor of the City of Steelville establishing a “roadway easement” across the back of a tract of real estate owned by the Scotts. The judgment ordered the Scotts to remove a “concrete wall” and any other obstacle in the disputed area, and to refrain from hindering the general public in its use of the area as a roadway.

The circumstances whence this case arose can best be understood by reference to the diagram appended hereto, prepared from exhibits received in evidence at the trial.

The trial court found that…