Reed v. Soltys

Plaintiffs and defendants are next-door neighbors. They own cottages along the St. Cfair River in Cottrellville Township, St. Clair County. Prior to this dispute, the cottages were served by a two-track dirt strip leading to Highway 29 and straddling the boundary line between the two parcels of land. In the past, the driveway has been subject to obstruction by mud and undrained surface water during the winter and spring and even after ordinary rains.

In 1976, the defendants desired to improve the state of the driveway, but their offer for a cooperative project to do so was refused by…