Bode v. Bode

OPINION

NORTON, Judge.

FACTS

Ted Bode (Ted) owned a quarter section of farmland near Nicollet, Minnesota. In 1943, he sold 13 acres of this land to each of his brothers, Hilbert Bode (Hilbert) and Louis Bode (Louis). (See Figure 1.) Because Louis’ tract had no access to any public road and was bounded on the north and east by the land of strangers, he drove his farm equipment across Ted’s land to reach his tract. Louis usually took the shortest available route across the northern edge of Ted’s property, but he sometimes took other paths across Ted’s property. A field approach road was built at…