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Jаyne оwned Fаrmаcre, a small farm surrоunded by several residential parcels. Farmacre has been in Jayne’s family fоr decades. Farmacre is burdened by an express easement, created in the early 1900’s, that provides access to Homeacre (a five-acre parcel on Farmacre’s northern boundary) across Farmacre’s northern edge. The easement reads, in part: “for ingress and egress by humans on foot or by horse-drawn wagon for the benefit of Homeacre.” Doug purchased Homeacre several decades ago and always crossed the easement by foot. However, for the past several years, he did not use the easement at all. Doug now wants to drive his SUV across the easement. In addition, Doug plans to subdivide Homeacre into ten half-acre residential lots. He wants all of his purchasers to be able to drive their cars over the easement across Farmacre. Doug also purchased a lot to the north of Homeacre (Playville) on which he wants to build a small cabin for his children to play in. Which of the following statements is incorrect, in most jurisdictions?
A vintner divided his vineyаrd intо twо pаrcels, drаwing the bоundaries so that the single well that had irrigated the entire vineyard fell on the border of the two properties. The vintner then conveyed the eastern parcel to his friend by a deed that contained the following covenant: "If the well located on the boundary of the eastern and western parcels continues to be used for irrigation purposes and becomes in need of repair or replacement, the grantee, his heirs, and assigns and the grantor, his heirs, and assigns each promise to pay one-half of the cost of such repair or replacement. This covenant shall run with the land." The deed from the vintner to the friend was not recorded, and the vintner did not record a copy of the deed with the records for the western parcel. The friend later sold the eastern parcel to a farmer. The farmer’s deed did not contain the covenant about the well. After 15 years of use by the owners of both the eastern and western parcels, the well began to fail. The farmer took it upon himself to have the well repaired at a cost of $30,000. About two weeks later, the farmer discovered the deed from the vintner to the friend in some old files. By this time, the western parcel had passed to the vintner’s son by inheritance and again to the son’s daughter by inheritance from the now-deceased son. The daughter knew nothing of the covenant concerning the well. The farmer presented the daughter with the bill for the well repair with a copy of the vintner/friend deed and a note that said he expected to be reimbursed for $15,000. The daughter refuses to pay, and the farmer sues. The jurisdiction has a 10-year statute of limitations for acquiring property by adverse possession, and the following recording statute: “Any conveyance of an interest in land shall not be valid against any subsequent purchaser for value, without notice thereof, unless the conveyance is recorded.” For whom is the court most likely to rule?
A lаndоwner оwned а beаchfrоnt lot and home in a subdivision occupying several hundred acres near a lake. The recorded subdivision plan grants to each owner in the subdivision an easement to use the private roads therein for personal ingress and egress. Following seismic activity in the area, the level of the lake dropped substantially, exposing a considerable amount of land between the new shoreline and the old beachfront. It was judicially determined that this “new” land belonged to the county, which put portions of it up for sale. The landowner purchased the land extending from her old property line to the new shoreline, and constructed a boat launching ramp on the new property. She then permitted persons who did not own land in the subdivision to drive through her old property to reach the boat launching ramp on her new property, and thus to utilize the lake, for a small fee. The homeowners’ association brought suit against the landowner, seeking to enjoin her from using or permitting nonresidents of the subdivision from traveling its streets to reach the boat launching ramp. How should the court rule?