Beggs v. Ragsdale

Larry Ragsdale appeals from subparagraphs (e) and (f) of the judgment of the Johnson County circuit court which permit holders of an easement bisecting Ragsdale’s land to construct fences the length of the easement and to limit movement across the easement to a single pair of gates. He seeks reversal of these subparagraphs or modification as permitted by Supreme Court Rule 366(a) (87 Ill. 2d R. 366(a)).

The seeds of this dispute were sown in 1904 when the heirs of M. J. Ragsdale made two concurrent conveyances of agricultural land. One group of heirs conveyed by quitclaim deed in fee simple to…