Derryberry v. Craig

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Chief Judge.

Teddy Craig appeals from an adverse judgment regarding his 25-foot access easement, which burdens his northerly neighbor, Bonnie Jo Derryberry. We affirm the judgment in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Background

In the 1990s, Randall and Lisa Bland owned a landlocked, undeveloped 40-acre tract in rural Shannon County where they hoped to build a home. They bought a 25-foot ingress-egress easement from their neighbors to the north, Rufus and Goldie Norris, whose 10-acre home place was at the end of a public road. The easement, created by deed for a stated…