Ericsson v. Braukman

Plaintiffs brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief to resolve a dispute with defendants, their neighbors, concerning an easement across defendants’ property. The trial court issued a judgment defining the scope of the easement. Plaintiffs appeal.

The property owned by the parties is shown on the map (see Appendix). Parcel A is owned by plaintiffs, and defendants own Parcel B. Both properties were previously in the common ownership of the Davies, who conveyed Parcel A to Danielson in 1968. The contract of sale called for Danielson to have an easement across Parcel B:

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