Court Opinion

ID: 7570454
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 06:12:38.34528+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:24:20.870783
License: Public Domain

PER CURIAM.
We reverse the order granting summary judgment to appellee/defendant below. By its introduction of a written covenant expressly prohibiting building on its easement, appellant established that appellee’s construction of an addition to her home constituted an encroachment on the appellant’s right-of-way interest. Material questions of fact remain as to whether appel-lee’s construction unreasonably interferes with the appellant’s right-of-way interest as well as the extent of damages suffered by the appellant and the appropriate remedy. Upon remand, appellant should be offered leave to amend its pleadings to correct infirmities. Furthermore, appellee should be granted an opportunity to establish equitable defenses. Accordingly, the order denying relevant discovery is also reversed.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.