Griffin v. Draper

Petrich, A.C.J.

Walter and Nellie Draper appeal from an order finding Walter Draper in contempt of court, and from denial of their motion for reconsideration of a 10-month-old judgment. We affirm.

The parties are adjoining landowners. In 1979, the Griffins brought suit against the Drapers to establish an easement by prescription for use of a 10-fóot-wide strip of the Drapers' driveway. Following a 2-day trial in March 1979, the trial court awarded to the Griffins an easement to use the 10-foot strip for purposes of ingress and egress for access to the rear of the Griffins' home. The court…