DIONISIO V. ORTIZ
204 SCRA 745

FACTS:

Petitioners were owners of contiguous lots. Adjacent to it were the lots of private respondents. Through an agreement, they were granted a right of way over Howmart Road, transverring through the properties of private respondents. Petitioner then decided to partition his lot into 2, which led to the construction of a new gate. This gate opened directly to the property of one of the private respondent. Later, a steel barricade was constructed to block the gate.

HELD:

Easement is not compulsory if the isolation was due to the proprietor’s own acts.