DAVID ROMANO, et al. Missouri Cases

Landowners Mike R. & Carla Adams appealed a circuit court judgment declaring Canyon Road and an adjacent Access Area public by common law dedication and prescriptive easement, after they erected a gate blocking public access. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's findings, concluding there was substantial evidence to support the common law dedication and prescriptive easement for both the road and the access area. The court also found the easement descriptions sufficiently definite and upheld the trial court's amendment of pleadings to conform to evidence regarding a specific gravel bar. The judgment ensures continued public access to the Finley River via Canyon Road.