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òòòAFFIRMED€AS€MODIFIEDˆÐ ¸'## ÐÌà@33'®àó óóóOpinion€filed:ˆÐ ¸)%% ÐÌÌÌñ$ñÌñ$ññ$ñÌñ$ññ%ñññÌñññ%ñÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àò òñ ñW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ð ¸1-- Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEÌÌDAVIñ ññ!ññ ñED€ñ ññ!ññ"ñD€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEñ"ñó óÐ Ì;77 ЇÌñ&ñÑ„°ÑÑ„°Ñ›ñ&ññ'ñÓÓñ'ññ&ñà ` àThis€appeal€involves€an€easement€for€ingress€and€egress.€€The€defendants,€JohnÏand€Frankie€Belcher€(Belcher),€appeal€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€granting€theÏplaintiffs,€Gordon€Carroll€(Carroll)€and€Ora€Hall€(Hall),€the€right€to€widen€anÏeasement€running€over€their€property.Ìà ` àThis€dispute€arises€from€the€attempts€of€Carroll,€owner€of€the€dominant€estate,Ïand€Hall,€his€vendee€under€a€sales€contract,€€to€widen€an€easement€for€the€ingress€andÏegress€over€Belcherððs€property,€the€servient€estate.€€Carroll€is€the€owner€ofÏapproximately€16€acres€of€property€that€has€no€road€frontage.€€Access€to€CarrollððsÏproperty€is€obtained€through€an€easement€located€on€land€Belcher€has€owned€sinceÏ1954.€€€This€easement€has€been€used€by€Carroll€and€previous€owners€of€CarrollððsÏproperty€to€reach€the€road€for€well€over€50€years.Ìà ` àAlthough€no€deed€described€the€easement,€Belcher€and€other€witnesses€statedÏthat€it€had€been€an€old€wagon€road€prior€to€being€used€by€automobiles.€€TheÏeasement€itself€was€described€by€witnesses€at€trial€as€approximately€eight€to€ten€feetÏwide€and€traveling€approximately€six€hundred€feet€across€Belcherððs€property.€€TheÏeasement€was€a€dirt€and€gravel€road€wide€enough€for€automobiles€to€move€to€andÏfrom€Carrollððs€land.Ìà ` àCarroll€purchased€the€land€in€1997.€€Carroll€and€Hall€subsequently€enteredÏinto€a€land€installment€sales€contract€which€required€Hall€to€pay€the€full€amount€ofÏthe€purchase€price€before€receiving€the€deed.€€Hall€and€James€Moon€(Moon)Ïpresently€occupy€the€residence€located€on€Carrollððs€land.Ìà ` àIn€July,€1977,€shortly€after€acquiring€possession€of€the€property,€Moon,Ïapparently€on€behalf€of€Hall,€commenced€to€widen€the€easement.€€This€work€wasÏundertaken€without€the€knowledge€or€permission€of€Belcher,€who,€at€that€time,€wasÏin€the€hospital.€€Using€a€bulldozer,€Moon€moved€debris€onto€Belcherððs€land€and€madeÏvarious€ruts€through€Belcherððs€land€off€of€œthe€existing›€right€of€way.€€The€testimonyÏindicated€that€it€was€Hallððs€intention€to€widen€the€easement€to€fifty€feet.€€BelcherÏreturned€from€the€hospital,€€and,€€when€he€found€out€what€had€happened,€he€erectedÐ „:77 Ðfences€along€the€easementððs€historical€boundaries€which€were€approximately€€eightÏto€ten€feet€in€width.€€Ìà ` àHall€and€Carroll€then€filed€a€petition€for€temporary€and€permanent€restrainingÏorder€to€keep€Belcher€from€interfering€with€or€preventing€Carroll€and€Hallððs€use€ofÏeasement.€€The€complaint€avers€that€the€defendants,€Belcher,€had€constructed€andÏerected€posts€within€the€premises€of€the€easement€and€that€the€posts€restricted€entryÏand€exit€to€the€residence€on€the€property€and€have€caused€damage€to€the€motorÏvehicles€using€the€easement.€€The€complaint€seeks€a€temporary€restraining€order€andÏa€permanent€injunction€to€restrain€the€defendants€from€interfering€with€or€preventingÏthe€use€of€the€easement€as€a€driveway€access€through€the€Carroll/Hall€property.€ÏPlaintiffs€also€seek€an€injunction€to€require€removal€of€any€obstacles€from€theÏeasement€to€and€from€the€property.Ìà ` àDefendantsðð€answer€admits€that€there€is€an€easement€across€the€property€andÏadmits€that€defendants€have€constructed€and€erected€posts€but€avers€that€they€haveÏbeen€erected€on€the€edge€of€the€easement€and€do€not€obstruct€the€right€of€wayÏprovided€by€the€easement.€€The€defendants€aver€that€the€posts€and€fence€were€placedÏat€the€edge€of€the€easement€that€has€been€used€for€over€fifty€years.€€Ìà ` àThe€case€was€tried€by€the€court€without€a€jury,€and€the€court€entered€an€orderÏon€October€31,€1997€containing€findings€of€fact€and€states€as€follows:Ìñ&ññ(ñÓÓñ(ññ&ñà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€for€trial€on€OctoberÏ15th,€1997€before€the€Honorable€C.€K.€Smith,€ChancellorÏfor€Wilson€County,€Tennessee,€and€with€all€parties€beforeÏthe€Court€and€after€due€consideration€of€all€swornÏtestimony€and€documentary€evidence,€the€Court€does€findÏas€follows:Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðà@ÓÓ&®àòòFindings€of€FactóóˆÐ „/,, ÐÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à1.€€That€the€Plaintiff,€Gordon€Carroll,€is€the€owner€16.18Ïacres€located€of€Thomas€Road€in€northern€WilsonÏCounty,€Tennessee.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à2.€€That€the€16.18€acre€tract€Plaintiff€owns€has€noÏfrontage€on€a€public€road.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à3.€€That€historically,€access€to€and€from€the€16.18€acreÏtract€is€by€an€unrecorded€and€undefined€easement€acrossÏDefendantsðð€lands.Є:77¸ ¤¸ ¤ Їà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à4.€€That€the€Defendants€are€owners€of€the€servientÏtenement.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à5.€€That€the€Plaintiff,€Gordon€Carroll,€is€the€owner€of€theÏdominant€tenement.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à6.€€That€the€historical€width€of€the€aforesaid€easement€hasÏbeen€anywhere€from€eight€to€ten€feet€wide.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à7.€€That€the€historical€use€of€the€aforesaid€easement€hasÏbeen€for€ingress€and€egress€to€the€Plaintiffððs€tract.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à8.€€That€the€aforesaid€easement€does€not€materially€affectÏthe€Defendantsðð€use€and€enjoyment€of€their€land.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à9.€€That€due€to€the€requirements€of€modern€vehicles,€e.g.Ïambulances,€fire€trucks,€delivery€vehicles,€etc,€anÏeasement€of€fifteen€feet€is€required€so€that€vehicle€mayÏingress€and€egress€the€Plaintiffððs€property€with€adequateÏspace.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à10.€€That€increasing€the€width€of€the€easement€does€notÏmaterially€increase€the€burden€on€the€servient€tenementÏso€long€as€the€scope€of€the€use€is€limited€to€ingress€andÏegress.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓConclusions€of€LawóóÐ „ ÐÓ… ÓÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à1.€€The€Plaintiff,€Gordon€Carroll,€is€entitled€to€a€fifteenÏfoot€wide€easement€across€Defendantsðð€land€from€ThomasÏRoad€to€Plaintiffððs€16.18€acre€tract.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à2.€€Plaintiffððs€use€of€the€easement€is€limited€to€ingress€andÏegress€to€and€from€his€property.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à3.€€Plaintiff€may€make€repairs€and€improvements€to€theÏarea€within€the€easement€boundaries.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à4.€€If€Plaintiff€must€cut€trees€or€remove€timber,€theÏDefendants€will€be€compensated€for€such€material.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à5.€€Should€Plaintiff€damage€the€Defendantsðð€propertyÏoutside€the€easement€boundaries,€then€Plaintiff€shallÏcompensate€the€Defendants€for€such€damage.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à6.€€The€centerline€of€the€easement€shall€be€located€as€nearÏas€possible€to€the€centerline€of€the€historical€easement.€ÏThe€easementððs€width€shall€extend€seven€and€one„half€feetÏperpendicular€from€each€side€of€the€centerline.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à7.€€The€Defendants€are€permanently€restrained€andÏenjoined€from€erecting€any€structure€or€obstacle€thatÏwould€interfere€with€the€easement€being€fifteen€feet.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à8.€€Should€the€Plaintiff€or€his€agents€determine€that€treesÐ „:77 Ðwithin€the€easement€boundaries€must€be€cut,€no€cuttingÏshall€occur€until€a€value€for€the€trees€has€been€mutuallyÏagreed€upon€by€the€parties€hereto€or€established€by€theÏCourt.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à9.€€The€Plaintiff€is€liable€to€the€Defendants€for€damagesÏcaused€to€the€Defendantsðð€property,€to„wit:€ruts,€debris,Ïetc.€by€the€Plaintiffððs€agents.€€The€Defendants€are€entitledÏto€$1,000.00€in€damages€for€this€act.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à10.€€In€the€event€the€parties€cannot€mutually€agree€to€theÏlocation€of€the€centerline€of€the€easement€or€boundariesÏthereto,€the€Clerk€&€Master€shall,€at€the€request€of€eitherÏparty,€appoint€a€surveyor€licensed€by€the€State€ofÏTennessee€to€determine€the€easementððs€centerline€andÏmark€the€boundaries€of€the€easement.€€The€parties€shallÏeach€bear€one„half€the€cost€of€such€survey.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à11.€€The€costs€of€this€action€are€taxed€to€each€party€one„¼half€each.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à12.€€Execution€of€the€judgment€of€the€Court€is€stayed€forÏthirty€days€from€entry€of€this€Order.€€Should€either€partyÏappeal€the€decision€of€this€Court,€then€the€execution€ofÏthe€judgment€of€this€Court€shall€be€stayed€until€a€decisionÏis€rendered€by€the€Tennessee€Court€of€Appeals.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àBelcher€appeals€the€trial€courts€ruling€and€in€his€brief€asks€this€Court€toÏconsider€the€following€issues.ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à1.€€Can€the€width€of€an€easement€for€ingress€and€egress€beÏenlarged€after€its€limits€have€been€defined€by€practicalÏconstruction€and€many€years€of€use?Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à2.€€Can€the€width€of€an€easement,€established€byÏhistorical€use€and€location,€be€increased€arbitrarily€due€toÏthe€requirements€of€ð ðmodern€vehiclesðð?Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à3.€€Is€the€trial€courtððs€decision€supported€by€the€evidence?Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àThese€issues€will€be€considered€together.€€œñ&ññ(ññ&ñÔ‡Xº¬XXXº¬Ôñ&ññ(ññ&ñSince›€this€case€was€tried€by€the€trialÏcourt€sitting€without€a€jury,€we€review€the€case€ò òòòde€novoóóó ó€upon€the€record€with€aÐ „.++ Ðpresumption€of€correctness€of€the€findings€of€fact€by€the€trial€court.€€Unless€theÏevidence€preponderates€against€the€findings,€we€œñ&ññ(ññ&ñÔ‡ XdzXXXdzÔÔ#†XdzXX Xdzs0#ÔÔ‡Xº¬XXXº¬Ôñ&ññ(ññ&ññ&ñmust›€affirm,€absent€error€of€law.€ÏT.R.A.P.€13(d).Ìñ&ññ(ññ&ñœœñ&ññ(ññ&ñà ` àWe€agree€with€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€except€for€numbers€nine€andÏten.€€From€our€review€of€the€record,€we€do€not€find€evidence€that€an€easement€ofÏfifteen€feet€is€required€for€ingress€and€egress€through€the€dominant€estate.€€We€alsoÐ ˆ:77 Ðdo€not€agree€that€increasing€the€width€of€an€easement€does€not€increase€the€burdenÏon€the€servient€estate€since€taking€additional€property€would€appear€to€be€an€undueÏœburden.ññÌññ›œññà ` àAlthough€the€trial€court€found€that€the€easement€must€be€fifteen€feet€wide€inÏorder€to€accommodate€modern€vehicles€such€as€ambulances€and€fire€trucks,€noÏevidence€was€presented€at€trial€that€would€substantiate€this€finding.€€In€fact,€the€onlyÏtestimony€concerning€the€adequacy€of€the€easement€for€modern€vehicles€was€that€ofÏBelcher€who€stated€that€Carroll€had€driven€a€large€timber€truck€loaded€with€gravelÏalong€the€easement.€Ô#‡ Xº¬XX Xº¬‰)#ÔÔ‡Xº¬XXXº¬Ôññ›Ð „ Ðà ` àThe€proof€in€the€record€is€that€the€easement€as€used,€approximately€eight€toÏten€feet€in€width,€has€been€providing€adequate€ingress€and€egress€for€vehicular€trafficÏto€the€property.€€After€the€owners€of€the€dominant€estate€started€bulldozing€theÏeasement€to€widen€it€and€thus€encroach€upon€the€servient€estate,€the€owner€of€theÏservient€estate€placed€a€fence€on€the€border€of€the€easement€as€used€which€apparentlyÏwas€from€eight€to€ten€feet€in€width.€€This€created€some€difficult€in€using€the€easementÏbecause€of€the€close€proximity€of€the€fence,€and€the€parties€turned€to€the€courts€toÏresolve€this€unfortunate€dispute€between€neighbors.Ìà ` àWe€must€determine€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€widening€the€easement€asÏit€had€been€used€historically.€€After€a€complete€review€of€the€record€and€for€theÏreasons€hereinafter€stated,€we€find€the€trial€court€did€err€in€that€regard.€€Ìà ` àÔ#‡ Xº¬XX Xº¬‡/#Ôð ðAn€easement€is€a€right€an€owner€has€to€some€lawful€use€of€the€real€propertyÐ „+(( Ðof€another.ðð€€òòò òPevear€v.€Huntó óóó,€924€S.W.2d€114,€115€(Tenn.€App.€1996).€€The€case€atÐ „-** Ðbar€involves€an€easement€appurtenant,€as€there€are€two€tracts€involved.€€BelcherððsÏproperty,€as€the€servient€tenement,€benefits€Carrollððs€property,€the€dominantÏtenement.Ìà ` àIn€10€Tennessee€Jurisprudence,€òòò òEasementsó óóó€ðð6€(1994)€it€is€stated:Ð ˆ522 ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àAlthough€the€rights€of€the€easement€owner€areÏparamount,€to€the€extent€of€the€easement,€to€those€of€theÏlandowner,€the€rights€of€the€easement€owner€and€of€theÏlandowner€are€not€absolute,€irrelative,€and€uncontrolled,Ð Œ:77 Ðbut€are€so€limited,€each€by€the€other,€that€there€may€be€aÏdue€and€reasonable€enjoyment€of€both€the€easement€andÏthe€servient€estate.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àThe€extent€of€an€easement€is€determinable€by€aÏtrue€construction€of€the€grant€or€reservation€by€which€itÏis€created,€aided€by€any€concomitant€circumstances€whichÏhave€a€legitimate€tendency€to€show€the€intention€of€theÏparty.€.€.€.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àòòò òThe€extent€of€an€easement€is€also€determinable€by€itsÐ „  Ðnature€and€œuse.ó óóóññññЄ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ Ðññññññ€€(emphasis€added)ññññ›ññÌññ›ññ(emphasis€added)ññññ›Ð„ ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àOur€Supreme€Court€has€stated€the€general€rule€regarding€changes€in€easementsÏof€ingress€and€egress€by€the€dominant€estate:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!à€ðð[T]he€owner€of€an€easement€of€way€may€prepare,Ïmaintain,€improve,€or€repair€the€way€in€a€manner€and€toÏan€extent€reasonably€calculated€to€promote€the€purposesÏfor€which€it€was€created€or€acquitted,€òòò òcausing€neither€anÐ † Ðundue€burden€upon€the€servient€estate,€nor€anÏunwarranted€interference€with€the€rights€of€common€ownersÏor€the€independent€rights€of€others.ððó óóóЈ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌòòò òÓÓMize€v.€Ownbyó óóó,€225€S.W.2d€33,€35,€189€Tenn.€207€(1949)€(emphasis€added).Ð ˆ Ðà ` àTo€allow€Carroll€to€expand€the€easement€to€fifteen€feet,€will,€in€effect,€grantÏCarroll€the€right€to€take€approximately€3000€square€feet€of€Belcherððs€property.€€ThisÏappears€to€be€an€ð ðunwarranted€interferenceðð€with€Belcherððs€rights,€and€as€such,€causesÏan€undue€burden€upon€him.Ìà ` àWhile€it€is€true€that€neither€the€deed€nor€other€writing€€defined€the€boundariesÏor€width€of€the€easement,€the€testimony€at€trial€indicated€that€it€was€no€more€thanÏten€feet€wide.€€The€easement€has€been€used€for€ingress€and€egress€from€the€propertyÏpresently€owned€by€Carroll€for€more€than€fifty€years,€and€the€width€has€remainedÏconstant.€€When€Carroll€bought€the€property€the€easement€was€clearly€visible.€€TheÏonly€evidence€in€the€record€concerning€Carrollððs€contention€that€the€easement€is€notÏwide€enough€for€modern€vehicles€are€photographs€taken€by€him.€€These€photographsÏshow€an€unimproved,€one„lane€road€approximately€ten€feet€wide.€€These€sameÏphotographs€also€show€a€sports€utility€vehicle€on€the€easement€with€room€to€spareÏon€either€side.€€From€the€evidence€in€the€record,€it€seems€clear€that€the€easement€isÏable€to€handle€modern€vehicles.€€à  àÐ Œ:77 Ðà ` àBy€the€same€token,€the€owner€of€the€servient€estate€cannot€interfere€with€theÏlawful€use€of€the€easement€by€the€owner€of€the€dominant€estate.€€In€28(A)òòò ò€óóó óCJSÐ „ Ðòòò òEasementsó óóó,€ðð€175,€(1996)€it€is€stated:Ð ˆ ÐÓÓà8 ` àà8¸ ` ü!` ü!àà  àThe€owner€of€the€servient€estate€.€.€.€cannot€makeÏany€alternations€in€his€property€by€which€the€enjoymentÏof€the€easement€will€be€materially€interfered€with.Ð ¸ ¤¸ ¤ ÐÌÓÓà ` àFrom€the€proof€in€the€record,€it€is€shown€that€Belcherððs€placing€of€the€fence€onÏthe€border€of€the€easement€of€eight€to€ten€feet€materially€interferes€with€the€use€ofÏthe€easement€by€the€owners€of€the€dominant€estate.€€The€terrain€over€which€theÏeasement€runs€is€wooded,€and€the€easement€is€not€straight.€€This€makes€it€somewhatÏdifficult€in€close€quarters€to€drive€a€vehicle€without€striking€the€fence.€€Accordingly,Ïsome€relief€should€be€granted€to€the€owners€of€the€dominant€estate€in€the€use€of€theÏeasement.Ìà ` 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