Hawley v. McCabe

Plaintiff owns a tract of land in Danburybounded on the east by land of the defendant known as the meadow lot, and on the south by other land of the defendant known as the Judson lot. Both of defendant’s lots abut on the east upon the highway and the plaintiff claims a right of access to the highway across the Judson lot by virtue of a right of way by prescription, and also claims a right to such access across the meadow lot by virtue of a right of way of necessity.

The court found that the plaintiff had a right of way by prescription over the Judson lot for the limited purpose of drawing…