Drescher v. Johannessen, 45 A.3d 1218 (R.I. Sup. Ct. 2012)

(appellate court upheld trial court’s denial of plaintiff’s claim for failing to establish an easement by prescription over a right-of-way owned by defendant; plaintiff also failed to establish right-of-way was public road; court held plaintiff did establish actual use of easement; plaintiff’s claim failed, however, because use was infrequent and permissive; plaintiff also submitted subdivision plans for his property that included building a new road parallel to right-of-way at issue demonstrating no objective manifestation of the right to use easement; court also held right-of-way was not public road; no evidence presented to establish public accepted road as “public” even if a dedication of road for such purposes may have exists; all use of right-of-way was by few neighbors and permissive).