Rikkers v. Ryan

The following' issue is presented on appeal : Is the extent of the easement to be measured from the south line of Illinois Avenue?

This case involves the construction of the deed granting the easement to Ryan’s predecessor in 1952. Deeds are construed as are other instruments, Joseph Mann Library Ass’n v. Two Rivers, 272 Wis. 441, 446, 76 N.W.2d 388, 391 (1956), and thus the purpose of the court is to ascertain the intention of the parties. Flynn v. Palmer, 270 Wis. 43, 47, 70 N.W.2d 231, 233 (1955).

Our first step in construction of a deed is to examine what is written within the four corners…