Triplett v. Beuckman

Francis Wortman owned an island surrounded by a lake on all side; Wortman was the executor of Susan Triplett.

Triplett owned the lake circumscribing the island and all the land on the outside of the lake.

In March 1971, Triplett sold the island to the Beuckman couple while keeping a circumference of the island.

The Beuckmans who had purchased the island were granted an easement to cross the circumference of the island, share the lake for recreation, and access the 60-foot wooden bridge connecting the Beuckman island to the Triplett mainland.

Later, the Beuckmans asked about repairs to the bridge; Tripletts answered that the bridge repair was the Beuckmans' problem. The Beuckmans concluded that maybe they had possession of the bridge; thus, the Beuckmans replaced the bridge with a causeway.