Supreme Court of Connecticut
William Francini v. Goodspeed Airport, LLC
January 2, 2018327 Conn. 431
Summary
The court held that an easement by necessity over an existing access easement may be expanded to provide utility access when reasonably necessary for the beneficial enjoyment of the dominant estate. The expansion is subject to consideration of the parties' presumed intent, modern technological developments, and the burden imposed on the servient estate. Because genuine issues of material fact remained concerning those factors, summary judgment for the defendant was improper, and the Appellate Court's judgment was affirmed.