HENSLEY v. SAMEL

No. COA02-1435.

593 S.E.2d 411 (2004)

Earlene B. HENSLEY, Plaintiff, v. Sanford SAMEL and wife Roberta J. Samel; Keith Presnell and wife Michele Presnell; and Lloyd A. Allen and wife Imajean Allen, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberts & Stevens, P.A., by Wyatt S. Stevens and Kenneth R. Hunt, Asheville, for plaintiff.

Little & Sheffer, P.A., by Stephen R. Little, Marion, for defendants.


HUDSON, Judge.

At its core, this case involves a dispute over the ownership and access to a small (1.826 acre) tract of land. The trial court ruled that the plaintiff owned the tract as well as the roadways in the subdivision, but that she was estopped from using the roads to access the tract. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

In 1969, Plaintiff, Earlene B. Hensley, and her husband, Ben Hensley ("the Hensleys...

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