Thomas E. Price, Jr., Appellant v. Mike Eastham, Veldon "spud" Dillon, Lorraine Templeton, Bruce Turkington, Lee…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed that the public prescriptive easement across Price's property was established for snowmachine use, and that the volume of snowmachine traffic had not significantly increased or overburdened the property. It reversed the inclusion of non-snowmachine users because the superior court had not found that those users independently satisfied the requirements for prescriptive rights, and it also reversed the easement-width determination. The court remanded for findings on seasonal limits, speed limits, and appropriate width, while affirming reasonable trail clearing, marking, and grooming. No separate opinions were filed.