You are living at the back.
The owner in front wants to close the pathway.
then, you're trapped!
EASEMENT refers to a right to use the property of another.
Requirement
for a compulsory easement of Right-of-Way:
- Property is surrounded by other properties and there is no adequate exit to the public highway;
- payment of proper indemnity;
- the isolation was not due to owners own acts; and
- the right of way claimed is at the point least prejudicial.