Rochelle v. Piles

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Mrs. Bettye Piles, appellee, filed this suit to establish her right to the use of a driveway between her home and the home of appellants, Mrs. Lucille Duke Rochelle and Mrs. Clyde Duke. The trial court held that Mrs. Piles had acquired an easement by right of prescription. Mrs. Rochelle, the fee owner of the disputed strip, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Mrs. Duke, mother of Mrs. Rochelle, was apparently made a party because of her having occupied the property since 1884.

The parties reside in Waldron on Old Danville and Waldron Road which runs east and west.…