Robert Walker and Susan Elder v. Charles Smith v. Clifford Byrne and Wife, Carol Byrne

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE March 20, 2014 Session ROBERT WALKER AND SUSAN ELDER1 v. CHARLES SMITH V. CLIFFORD BYRNE AND WIFE, CAROL BYRNE An Appeal from the Chancery Court for Marion County No. 7648 Jeffrey F. Stewart, Chancellor No. M2013-01816-COA-R3-CV - Filed July 11, 2014 This appeal involves private condemnation of an easement. The plaintiffs and the defendant both owned property on an island in the Tennessee River. There was a causeway or land bridge across the river, connecting the island to the mainland. The trial court rejected the defendant’s claim for…