Easements and the “Merger” Doctrine
Under California’s easement “merger” (merger of title) doctrine set forth in Civil Code sections 811 and 805, an easement (or servitude) is “extinguished” by “the vesting…
Adverse Possession of an Easement: Mistakes, Gates, and Fences
Just as fee title to real property can be lost by adverse possession, the same is true with easements. In a recent opinion from California’s Sixth…