Waltimyer v. Smith

KELLY, Judge:

Romaine Smith appeals from an order determining that Dennis and Barbara Waltimyer owned a right-of-way by prescription as to the driveway located along the property between the parties’ residential lots. We affirm the order of the trial court.

The relevant facts as found by the trial court may be summarized as follows. In 1937, Ervin and Clyde Eckert, brothers, owned two adjacent lots and decided to construct a driveway between them with approximately half of the driveway located on each lot. They used the entire driveway in common.

In July of 1947, Clyde Eckert transferred title…