C Blizzard
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Ohio
Some years ago, my father-in-law gave his second son 3 acres off the original property for his home. Since that time we (#1 son & wife) have been accessing the remainder of the property by using #2's driveway which is an old abandoned roadway. Now that we have purchased the original property, #2 has installed a gate and locked it shut, so that today when we attempted to bring our cattle down into winter pasture, we couldn't get in. We DID get the gate open, probably not legally, and were informed by the wife over there that we do not have an easement across their property. I'm pretty sure that we have an "implied easement" even if my father-in-law didn't write one into their deed (don't know for sure about that). Does anyone know for sure? Would appreciate your ideas. (And, yes, the family is messed up !)
Some years ago, my father-in-law gave his second son 3 acres off the original property for his home. Since that time we (#1 son & wife) have been accessing the remainder of the property by using #2's driveway which is an old abandoned roadway. Now that we have purchased the original property, #2 has installed a gate and locked it shut, so that today when we attempted to bring our cattle down into winter pasture, we couldn't get in. We DID get the gate open, probably not legally, and were informed by the wife over there that we do not have an easement across their property. I'm pretty sure that we have an "implied easement" even if my father-in-law didn't write one into their deed (don't know for sure about that). Does anyone know for sure? Would appreciate your ideas. (And, yes, the family is messed up !)