Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Bates
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1989No. 54464PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SATZ, Judge.
In this case, the trial court found plaintiffs (Arch and Marylin Johnston) have an easement by prescription over land owned by defendants (Paul and Opal Bates). Defendants appeal. We affirm.
Based upon our understanding of the exhibits and testimony, the area in question is shown by the following schematic drawing.
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In 1952, Maurice and Margaret McClain (grantors) owned a large tract of land in Jefferson County, Missouri. 1 They platted part of the land as an eight lot subdivision. In 1953, defendants bought two of those lots. They bought three more in 1961. That same…
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