Strahin v. Lantz

A prescriptive easement across Miner Road, crossing Vonda Lantz's (defendant's) property, arose decades earlier when local mine workers used it to reach the county road. After the mine closed, Lantz installed a gate, though neighboring landowners still occasionally passed through it. James Strahin (plaintiff) bought adjacent property planning to build a home, and Lantz locked the gate to block his access; Strahin sued to establish his right to use the road, and the lower court found the prescriptive easement had been abandoned.