Legal Opinion
Umbreit v. Chester B. Stem, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 1978No. 1-377A56PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobertson, J.
The plaintiff-appellee, Chester B. Stem, Inc. (Stem) filed suit against the defendant-appellants, Herman E. and Norma R. Umbreit (Umbreit) after Umbreit had used a bulldozer to clear a roadway across Stem’s land to Umbreit’s adjacent property. Stem sought damages for trespass and an injunction preventing further use of the roadway by Umbreit. Umbreit counterclaim seeking to be declared the owner of an easement by prescription of the roadway.
The trial court’s judgment denied Umbreit’s counterclaim, granted Stem an injunction against Umbreit’s further use of the roadway, granted Stem $1,000.00…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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