Tressel v. Williams

*217In this dispute between neighbors, plaintiff has an express easement to access her property by way of defendants' driveway. Defendants sought a declaratory judgment regarding the terms and scope of that easement. Plaintiff also sought a declaratory judgment, as well as damages and injunctive relief for breach of easement, interference with irrigation, trespass, and emotional distress. After a bench trial, the court ruled that plaintiff has a valid easement, declared the terms and scope of that easement, and concluded that defendants had breached the easement by blocking a portion of…