Reardon v. Newell

NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Judge.

This is an appeal concerning the character of an alleged access roadway. The dispute arose when the Reardons (“Respondents”) claimed a roadway in the city limits of Goodman, Missouri, had been in existence and used by the general public for more than twenty-five years. The Newells (“Appellants”) contend that the access to the road is restricted by either, or both, of two deeds for easements granted by Appellants’ predecessors in interest. The trial court found that the road was a public road and barred Appellants, the owners of the land surrounding the roadway,…