SOLTIS Et Ux. v. Miller

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

This appeal in equity arises out of a dispute between adjoining landowners concerning the existence and restricted nature of a right of way from appellants’ landlocked property across appellees’ land to a public way. We believe appellants not only possess a right of way by necessity but also are entitled to use the right of way for any reasonable and lawful purpose.

The pertinent factual background follows. On November 1, 1862, the common owner of the land tracts here in question severed his land and deeded a fifty-acre portion to one Levi Sheesley. Appellants…