Hello,
I am fairly new to the subject of easements, and am merely seeking information for my father, who purchased a chunk of land behind his property in Missouri.
(Yes, it's deer season and that's where it all started!)
OK, my dad purchased a piece of property behind his land, and in order to get to that property, one must cross a small lot of land (not even owned by the complainer, but shares a property line with the lot that was purchased. Not sure how he can complain about land that is not his anyway) to get to my dad's property. The person started complaining (about our trespass) because we complained (about their trespass) that he was letting people hunt on the lot of land that my dad purchased. Weird, I know.
So when one of the trespassers was notified, the person who shares that property border, came over to say that somebody would have to trespass (again, not even his land) in order to get to the property that my dad rightfully owns.
However, when the lot of land was bought, he was told that as long as he remained along the fence-line (while crossing the in-between lot), it was legal. Otherwise, he would have never bought the lot.
So the question is: do we need to find out if there is an easement in the title to cross the center lot (hope I'm describing this correctly), or how does this work?
Thanks for the help!

