Plettner v. Sullivan
Supreme
Court of
214
Johnson,
pp. 655-658
Facts: Plettner and Sullivan owned
adjoining lands, and both tracts were granted to them by the Hatchery.
Issue: Did the Plettners acquire
land west of the chickenhouses by adverse possession? If not, did they acquire a prescriptive
easement in the jointly used road?
Rule: The requirements for
getting a prescriptive easement are a little lower than the requirements for
adverse possession.
Analysis:
Conclusion: The Plettners get adverse
possession of the ten-foot strip next to the road. They don’t get adverse possession of the road
itself, but they do get a prescriptive easement to travel on the road.