Springer v. Cahoy

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] The central issue in these consolidated appeals is whether an easement implied from prior use exists. Dale Springer, Dorothy Springer, Roger Springer, and Daniel Springer (Springers) own a forty-acre parcel of property. Andy Cahoy owns an adjoining forty-acre parcel. After Springers purchased their parcel, they began using Cahoy’s parcel to access their property. When Cahoy prohibited Spring-ers from crossing Cahoy’s parcel, Spring-ers filed suit claiming an implied easement on Cahoy’s parcel. The circuit court concluded that an easement implied from pri- or use exists…