Cockrell v. Hawkins

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Judge.

William F.F. Cockrell appeals the trial court's judgment denying his request for an easement of necessity over the land of Dorothy Hawkins. Cockrell raises a number of issues on appeal, which we consolidate and restate as whether the trial court's denial of Cockrell's request for an easement of necessity was contrary to law. 'We affirm.

The facts most favorable to the judgment follow. On February 15, 1996, Cock-rell purchased thirteen and one-third acres of real estate in Polk Township, Monroe County, Indiana. Cockrell purchased the land from thirty-four individuals who…