Lovell v. Rea

Smith, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of a dispute concerning access to a road that borders the property of adjoining landowners Janice Lovell and Judy Rea. Lovell erected a locked gate across the road and Rea filed a complaint seeking to enjoin Lovell from blocking her access. On motion for summary judgment, the trial court ruled that Lovell owns the underlying fee in the southern half of the road and that Lovell and Rea each own a one-half undivided interest in the northern half. A jury then determined that the road was not properly closed or abandoned by Habersham County and was…