Prescriptive Easement News Today

In the court opinion originating from the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two, a dispute between the Astons, acting as trustees for the KALA Trust, and DBK Trust,...

Where a plaintiff has claimed ownership over Wyer’s Way in Nantucket, the plaintiff is entitled to a declaration that it owns the fee in Wyer’s Way by adverse possession, as Wyer’s Way was used exclusively by the plaintiff’s predecessor from 1970 until at least 2006. “This is an adverse possession case that turns on the

The bill would add language stating that a prescriptive easement cannot be granted should a government entity places private property signage for at least five years.

Hikers and mountain bikers were surprised to find a barbed wire fence blocking the entrance to the Hog Hollow Trail system through the Angel’s Gate trailhead in Highland early in December. The popular trailhead is privately owned by Blue Bison Development, but residents from Alpine, Highland, Lehi and American Fork are fighting to keep the unofficial entrance open to […]

A lawsuit over Custer Gallatin National Forest’s handling of disputed trails is nearing resolution, and could have national implications for public access.

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — Two business owners now are trying to resolve a dispute created by decadeslong municipal negligence for a street grid that has trapped a restaurant in a corner