Stevens v. Mostachetti

Defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs after trial before the court without a jury in an action to establish a right of- way across defendants’ land.

Defendants are owners of a ranch in Santa Barbara County known as the “Romo Ranch," which is situated westerly from and below a mountain ranch belonging to the plaintiffs and known as the “Sawyers Ranch." For more than thirty-five years plaintiffs have used a roadway across the Romo Ranch. The trial court gave judgment in favor of plaintiffs for an easement and right of way across defendants’ ranch.

Defendants urge reversal of…