Landowner v. Neighboring Property (Prescriptive Easement)
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA landowner sought to establish a right of way over a neighboring property, asserting that a pre-existing road, which had been temporarily blocked by the construction of a barn but remained technically available for passage by passing around the structure, constituted a continuous and apparent servitude, the Court rejected the appeal, reasoning that the temporary obstruction by the barn's construction, even if the route was still functionally navigable, interrupted the required constancy and continuity for the acquisition of a prescriptive easement by destination du père de famille, as the apparent sign of servitude had been rendered equivocal and temporary by the construction work.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IALandowner v. Neighboring Property (Prescriptive Easement): A landowner sought to establish a right of way over a neighboring property, asserting that a pre-existing road, which had been temporarily blocked by the construction of a barn but remained technically available for passage by passing around the structure, constituted a continuous and apparent servitude, the Court rejected the appeal, reasoning that the temporary obstruction by the barn's construction, even if the route was still functionally navigable, interrupted the required constancy and continuity for the acquisition of a prescriptive easement by destination du père de famille, as the apparent sign of servitude had been rendered equivocal and temporary by the construction work.