McDONALD v. HARRIS

No. S-8197.

978 P.2d 81 (1999)

Denise McDONALD, Appellant, v. Sylvia HARRIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith A. Christenson, Eagle River, for Appellant.

Virginia Espenshade, Homer, for Appellee.

Before: MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, FABE, and BRYNER, Justices.


OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

When Denise McDonald discovered that Sylvia Harris's driveway encroached on McDonald's property, McDonald blocked Harris's use of the driveway. As a result, Harris sought a prescriptive easement, and the superior court found that Harris met the three requirements of a prescriptive easement—continuity, hostility, and notoriety—for the required period of ten years. On appeal, McDonald...

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