Case Title: Berglund v. DixÂ

Citation: 

Docket Number: 48276

State: idaho

Court: Idaho Supreme Court (civil)

Date: 2022-06-06T00:00:00Z

Document:
BOISE, MONDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2021, AT 10:00A.M. 
 
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO 
 
CRAIG 
MARSHALL 
BERGLUND 
and 
KRISTI ANNE BERGLUND, husband and 
wife; MARY KAYE BROWN, an individual, 
 
     Plaintiffs-Respondents, 
 
v. 
 
BRIAN DIX, 
 
     Defendant-Appellant, 
 
and 
 
DOES I through X, 
 
     Defendants. 
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Docket No.  48276 
 
 
Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the State of Idaho, 
Gem County.  George A. Southworth, District Judge. 
 
Mooney Wieland, PLLC, Boise, for Appellant. 
 
Borton-Lakey Law and Policy, Meridian, for Respondents. 
 
 
 
 
This appeal arises from a dispute between neighbors regarding a locked gate at the start 
of an easement known as Palomino Lane, a dirt road that all parties use to access their properties. 
The district court granted the Plaintiff’s (Brown and the Berglunds) motion for summary 
judgment and ordered the gate to be removed from Brian Dix’s property. Dix appeals this order, 
arguing that this case is now moot because the Berglunds and Brown have sold their properties 
and are no longer entitled to access the easement. Thus, Dix contends, the district court order 
should be vacated. In the alternative, Mr. Dix alternatively argues that the district court erred 
when it granted summary judgment. Mr. Dix also argues that the district court erred when it 
awarded attorney fees to the Plaintiffs.