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KNOTT v. WASHINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, ETC.

No. 832DC1008.

318 S.E.2d 861 (1984)

Pauline M. KNOTT v. WASHINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, N.C.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 21, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gaskins, McMullan & Gaskins, by Herman E. Gaskins, Jr., Washington, for defendant appellant.

Wilkinson & Vosburgh, by James R. Vosburgh, Washington, for plaintiff appellee.

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in finding that plaintiff had an easement along Cherry's Alley to Washington Street. We disagree and find that the evidence does show that plaintiff had an implied easement in the alley.

Although easements must generally be created in writing, courts will find the existence of an easement by implication under certain circumstances. J. Webster, Real Estate Law in North Carolina,

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