Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. California Coastal Commission

Plaintiffs Joseph and Eva Masin, the owners of 34 acres of land in Montecito, California (hereinafter called the Masins), appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants after a court trial on plaintiffs complaint to enjoin interference with an appurtenant access and utility easement claimed to burden defendants land. The trial court held that plaintiffs access easement had been terminated or extinguished by abandonment and adverse possession. However, the trial court also held that the public utility portion of the easement had not been extinguished.