Court Cases
July 19, 2011
EASEMENTS
Thorstrom v. Thorstrom (PDF)
Plaintiffs were not able to preclude defendants' use of a well on plaintiffs' property. The historic use of the well by the common owner (the mother of the current owners) indicated an intent for the well to serve both properties, and an implied easement was created in favor of defendants when the mother died and left one parcel to each of her two sons. However, the evidence did not establish that defendants were entitled to exclusive use of the well, so both properties are entitled to reasonable use of the well consistent with the volume of water available at any given time.
Cal.App. 1st Dist. (A127888) 6/29/11
