Shors v. Branch

Defendant Mr. Branch appeals a judgment of the District Court for Flathead County. That court granted a total of $52,000 in actual and punitive damages against him, following a bench trial on plaintiffs complaint of defamation and violation of easement rights. We affirm.

Mr. Branch raises fifteen separate issues which we restate as follows:

1. Is plaintiffs’ claim for damages for interference with their easement rights barred by statute of limitation?

2. Did Mr. Branch’s installation and maintenance of the gate on the road extinguish the plaintiffs’ easement rights by adverse possession or…