WARSAW v. CHICAGO METALLIC CEILINGS, INC.

Docket No. L.A. 31740.

35 Cal.3d 564 (1984)

676 P.2d 584

199 Cal. Rptr. 773

ERNEST E. WARSAW et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CHICAGO METALLIC CEILINGS, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

March 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Richard G. Duncan, Jr., Larry C. Boyd, Christopher L. Cella and John J. Waller for Defendant and Appellant.

David S. Smith and Lee S. Smith for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

RICHARDSON, J.

We granted a hearing in this case to consider whether one who acquires a valid prescriptive easement over another's property nonetheless may be required to compensate that person for either (1) the fair market value of the easement, or (2) the cost of removing or relocating any encroaching structures which interfere with use of the easement. We conclude that the statutes which define and validate prescriptive...

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