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(x  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtAffirmedand P Remanded  <   #BXC>#XC>X.BHoustonM._Goddard_,_P.J._,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichHerschelP.Franksand  CharlesD.Susano,Jr,JJ.joined.  DavidL.Leonard,_Greeneville_,Tennessee,fortheappellant,JohnLouis_Kinser_.  GeneP.Gaby,_Greeneville_,Tennessee,fortheappellees,RobertB.Turnerandwife,ReginaCain ` Turner. L   OPINION #BXXC>#XC>XB $"t! #BXXC>p #  XC>XB  ThisisacasewhereinPlaintiffsRobertB.Turnerandhiswife,ReginaCainTurner,seekby #L# theiramendedcomplaintadeclarationthattheyareentitledtofourseparateeasementsacrossthe $8 $ propertyoftheDefendant,JohnLouis_Kinser_.Priortothecommencementofthetrial,Mr._Kinser_ %$!% concededthatastooneoftheeasements,theirclaimwasavalidone,andtheTurnersconcededthat &"& astooneoftheeasements,theirclaimwasnotvalid.Thecasewenttotrialastotheremainingtwo '"' easements.TheChancellorfoundinfavoroftheTurnersastoboth. (#(    ` Mr._Kinser_ԀappealscontendingtheCourtwasinerrorinfindingprescriptiverights p*%* infavoroftheTurnersandevenifcorrectwasinerrorinnotallowing reasonablebarriersacross \+&+ variouspointsalongtheeasementinfrontofhisownpropertyrights. H,',  4-(- _   ` InnonjurycasesthestandardofthisCourtsreviewoftheTrialCourtsactionis  governedbyRule13oftheTenn.R.App.P.,whichprovidesthatthefactsfordeterminationsofthe  TrialCourtareentitledtoapresumptionofcorrectnessunlesstheevidencepreponderatestothe  contrary. t    ` TheChancellorenteredawellwrittenandwellreasonedmemorandumopinionwhich L  weattachasanappendixtothisopinionandadoptastheopinionofthisCourt. 8    Beforeconcluding,wepointoutthatwewerehandicappedtoadegreeinourreviewofthis  ` casebycertaintestimonywhichdidnotlenditselftoappellatereview:  L  @PP Mr.TurnersDirectExamination  $   Q.What,ifanything,haveyoudonetoimproveaccesstoTract13?    A.Therewasasmalltileacross,rightacrossthebridgetogettothere.   Iputan18inchtileinaswellasripraptokeepfromwashingoutthetile. p  Q.Okay.Canyoushowwherethatwas? H  A.,Thatwastheriprapishere.Thetileishere,andtheriprapuphere  p aswellasreseeded.Weplantedseedthereaswell.  \ @gg Mr.KinsersDirectExamination     Q.Okay.IwanttoshowyouwhatsbeenmarkedasExhibitNumber1,  andthatsthetaxmapand,ofcourse,thisisyourtract.Andifyoucouldjust  pointwithyourfinger.IwantyoutoshowtheCourtwhatexactlyyouretalking  aboutintermsoffencingitin. l  A.Well,itgoesup,around,acrossanddown,andthenrightinhereit D! comestothemiddleoftheroad,butIdhavetogoonthesideoftheroad.Get 0"  permissionsomewayforwhattheycallafencelineoroverintheroad,togoto #l! thesideoftheroadsoitwouldntblocktheroad.Andthencomedownhere,and $X" Idwanttoputagatehere,probably40feetofftheroadsoyoudhaveplentyof $D # roomtopullinwithoutstayingintheroad. %0!$  .... '#&  Q.Okay.Nowifyoucouldturnthatover,thatcardboard,andIthink )$( thisisExhibitNumber2IguessitsCollectiveNumber1.Thatsacopyofthe |*%) surveythatyouhadperformed,andyouhadtalkedamomentagoabout_putting h+&* afenceontheothersidebecauseoftheroadway.CanyoushowtheCourtwhat  youretalkingabout?   A.Fromthispointheretothispointhere,itcomesinsomeplaces t halfwayandsomeplacesontheedgeoftheroad.Thefencewouldhavetogoup ` thiswayandthenout. L     ` FortheforegoingreasonsthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaffirmedandthecause  ` remandedforsuchfurtherproceedings,ifany,asmaybenecessaryandcollectionofcostsbelow.  L  CostsofappealareadjudgedagainstMr._Kinser_Ԁandhissurety.  8       `     h   _________________________________________      `     h   HOUSTONM._GODDARD_,PRESIDINGJUDGE