Lawley v. Abbott

Joe Paul Abbott and Howell Keith Henderson brought this declaratory judgment action against Millie Ann Lawley, alleging that they had been granted an easement over certain lands Lawley owned and asking the court to declare that the easement is valid. Lawley counterclaimed for an injunction barring Abbott and Henderson from coming onto her property. The trial court entered a judgment in favor of Abbott and Henderson, and Lawley appeals.

Abbott and Henderson own three adjoining parcels of land that abut Lawley's property. All three parties derive title to their lands from a common source, Carl…