Queen City Savings v. Mechem

This litigation was precipitated when appellant Kathreen Mechem obstructed access to an existing road from property owned by respondent Queen City Savings and Loan Association. Queen City reacted by bringing this action to condemn a private way of necessity over the land assertedly owned by Mechem and upon which the road is located.1 Mechem successfully sought joinder of respondents Stanfords, asserting that they were Queen City’s predecessors in interest and that the Stanfords retained ownership to land over which Queen City could and should claim an access easement by implication.

The trial…