Harkness v. BUTTERWORTH HUNTING CLUB, INC.

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. D.L. and Mary Harkness sued But-terworth Hunting Club (BHC) for trespass, to quiet title, and to enjoin BHC from trespassing across a portion of the Harknesses’ property in Holmes County, Mississippi. BHC countersued for an easement by necessity. The Holmes County Chancery Court declined to grant the Harknesses any relief and awarded BHC an easement by necessity. Aggrieved, the Harknesses appeal. After careful consideration, we find that the chancery court erred when it awarded BHC an easement by necessity. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the chancery…