Watson v. Banducci

In a consolidated trial to the court on two actions, 1 the Watsons (plaintiffs) sought damages and injunctions on claims arising from a dispute with the Banduccis (defendants), their neighbors, over an express easement that allows plaintiffs to enter and leave their property over a roadway on defendants’ land. The dispute centers on the interpretation of the easement’s terms. More specifically, the dispute involves whether defendants’ construction of two internal gates, and the locking of one of those gates, violates the easement or, if not violative, whether those acts unreasonably…