Topic
Easement
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Real Estate & Construction
Week Two at the Connecticut Supreme Court
We are into the second week of the Connecticut Supreme Court's 2017-2018 year. Here’s a look at this week’s cases: Monday, September 18th The first case is Francini v. Goodspeed…
Land Use Law Blog
** REGISTER NOW! (Seating Is Limited) ** “THE MOST PROLONGED, PETTY, AND DOWNRIGHT NASTY OF ALL LITIGATION:” Abbott & Kindermann’s Update On Easements, Boundary Disputes, And Implied Public Dedications
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., Glen C. Hansen
Glen C. Hansen of Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., will present an update on recent developments in resolving easement, boundary, and implied public dedication disputes in California. This is an advanced…
Boundary Dispute Law Blog
Curtis v. Zuck – Case Review
By Bob Zierman
Curtis v. Zuck is a case which involves what the court identifies as a 'shifting easement'. The situation is one in which a gravel road over time 'shifts' outside of…
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Easements on Agricultural Land – Classification and Legal Issues
OverviewEasements are common in agriculture. An easement does not give the holder of the easement a right of possession, but a right to use or to take something from someone…
Land Use Law Blog
REGISTER NOW! “THE MOST PROLONGED, PETTY, AND DOWNRIGHT NASTY OF ALL LITIGATION:” Abbott & Kindermann’s Update On Easements, Boundary Disputes, And Implied Public Dedications
Glen C. Hansen of Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., will present an update on recent developments in resolving easement, boundary, and implied public dedication disputes in California. This is an advanced…
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
NJ Court: State Can Condemn Easements For Beach Repair
By David Snyder
The New Jersey Appellate Division has held that the government can condemn easements for beach projects. In that case, the DEP sought voluntary easements from the landowners as part of…
Energy & the Law
Did This “Deed” Convey Fee Simple or an Easement?
Co-author Chance Decker BNSF v. Chevron Midcontinent LP et al. asked whether a 1903 deed granted BNSF's predecessor a strip of land in fee simple absolute or only an easement.…
inversecondemnation.com
8th Circuit: Not Using Easement For Granted Purpose = Trespass And Inverse Condemnation, But Not Unjust Enrichment
It's flashback to Property I class today, folks.Yesterday's opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Barfield v. Sho-Me Power Elec. Coop., No. 15-2964 (Mar. 29,…
Long Island Land Use and Zoning
Riparian Easements And Waterfront Lands
In New York, as a general rule, the touchstone of riparian rights has been the ownership of land touching a navigable waterway. See Bromberg v. Morton 64 AD2d 684 [2d…
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor
SJC Maintains Clear Rule on Scope of Easements
In Taylor v. Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission, the SJC considered the scope of the rights that the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank had under an easement that it held over…