Coleman v. Booker

LThe defendant, Ruth May Booker, appeals a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Jerry Allen Coleman and Terri Lynn Coleman. The trial court awarded damages of $16,084.73 to the Colemans for repair of a road used as a right of way to access their land. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part and render.

FACTS

Ruth May Booker (“Booker”) and Jerry and Terri Coleman (“Coleman”) own adjacent tracts of land in Ouachita Parish. In 1983, Booker and her husband executed a “Right of Way Grant” with Coleman’s ancestor in title for the sum of $25, providing a “right of way for ingress…