Hartley v. John Wesley United Methodist Church

ANDERSON, J.:

John Wesley United Methodist Church of Johns Island appeals the order of the master-in-equity granting a prescriptive easement across church property to the residents of Evans Road. We affirm.

FACTS/ PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Appellant, John Wesley United Methodist Church of Johns Island (church), is an old parish church located adjacent to the west side of River Road on Johns Island, South Carolina. In 1874, the church acquired a one-acre parcel surrounding the sanctuary from Isaac P. Grimball. In 1943, Grimball’s widow sold forty-two acres juxtaposed to the east side of River…