Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 122: Listen and Learn -- Easements (Real Property)
Developing successful renewable energy projects begin with selecting the right project site. Securing site control using well drafted real estate contracts and conducting thorough real estate diligence can help identify...more
On May 27, 2021, a division of the Colorado Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Amada Family Limited Partnership v. Pomeroy, 2021 COA 73. In that case, the court decided two significant issues that apparently had never...more
Contract Ratification- Gionino’s Pizzeria Inc. v. Reynolds, 7th Dist. Carroll No. 20 CA 0940, 2021-Ohio-1289 In this matter, the Seventh Appellate District reversed and remanded the lower court’s decision, finding that...more
Effective as of February 23, 2021, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) have, once again, updated the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land...more
The American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) recently adopted revised Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys. The new standards will...more
The Appeals Court’s decision in Johnson v. Christ Apostle Church, Mt. Bethel is a useful reminder that the Land Court’s jurisdiction over cases affecting title to registered land is exclusive. ...more
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. The result: BNSF holds only an easement. There’s more to the case than an...more
The recent case of Goodman and others v Elwood (2013) in the Court of Appeal shows that, where a buyer acquires the benefit of a right over neighbouring land, the buyer must also take on the obligations which relate to that...more
The Arizona Court of Appeals recent decision in Cook v. Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, 661 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 31 (App, May 28, 2013) reiterated its forty-three year old holding in City of Tucson v. Morgan, 13 Ariz. App. 193, 195, 475...more
In November 2012, the Third District Court of Appeal decided that a trial court does not have the power to extinguish an expressly granted easement merely because in that judge’s opinion the dominant tenement does not really...more