Where a written instrument granting the easement is unambiguous, the parties' intent must be found within the four corners of the document, and the question is one of law, which may be decided on a motion for summary judgment. Once an easement for ingress and egress is definitively located by grant, its location cannot be changed unilaterally by either party, and the servient landowner is not free to unilaterally designate the particular path that may be used for ingress and egress. Where an easement is granted in general terms, without limitation, and the right-of-way is described by its metes and bounds, the dominant estate is entitled to a right-of-way over the entirety of the described area.
Acosta v. Vincenti, NY Slip Op 03882 (2d Dep't July 16, 2020)
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