Clayton v. Hawk CA2/1
In 2000, defendant and appellant Holly Hawk purchased an undeveloped parcel of land in northern Los Angeles County through which a dirt road known as Lost Valley Ranch Road (LVRR) passes. LVRR is not a public road, but the residents of the area have traveled on it across one another’s properties for years. For many nearby landowners, the route on LVRR through Hawk’s property is the only route to and from their properties. These landowners filed suit to obtain an easement on LVRR across Hawk’s land. The trial court granted summary adjudication in favor of the landowners of the dependent properties (plaintiffs and respondents), finding that they were entitled to an equitable easement. In addition, the trial court granted summary adjudication in favor of Guyla Clayton and David and Janice Gantenbein (the Claytons and Gantenbeins), whose driveways pass across Hawk’s property on their way to connecting to LVRR.
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