Gilliand v. Heiderich

Robert Frost questioned the wisdom of the age-old adage, “Good fences make good neighbors.”1 Appellants, John Gill-iand and Wendy McAllister, continue that debate, appealing an order which granted their neighbor declaratory and injunctive relief relating to a fence and gate. We affirm.

The legal issue involves the language of an easement over property located in rural Marion County. In 2003, Appellants purchased the first of two five-acre parcels from Carl and Carmelita Davidson.2 Appellants’ parcel, the dominant estate, was landlocked and required an easement over property retained by the…