"The 2Point Way" - The Right of Sepulture (Call Before You Dig)
Cemeteries and lands associated with places of worship can create numerous challenges for Land Use Professionals. Modern cemeteries are...
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Kris
- May 25
- 7 min
“The 2Point Way” – Utility Easements & “Piggybacking”
Easement disputes are common nationwide, as is evident from the plethora of relevant cases found in modern court records. While locating...
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Kris
- May 2
- 7 min
“The 2Point Way” – The Lost Grant Theory (or) The Doctrine of the Presumed Grant
The Lost Grant Theory is a distinct sub-category in the pantheon of prescriptive rights—related to adverse possession, but independent of...
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Kris
- Apr 8
- 6 min
“The 2Point Way” - Encroachment & Trespass
Encroachment and/or trespass on school lands, public highways, and state land are frequent sources of litigation, in addition to numerous...
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Kris
- Mar 20
- 5 min
“The 2Point Way” - Is the Easement “Appurtenant” or “In Gross”
Court disputes over easements created for transmission lines and other utilities are a relatively recent phenomenon that has become even...
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Kris
- Jan 1
- 7 min
"The 2Point Way" - Common & Shared Driveways vs. Concurrent Easements
Common driveways that straddle a boundary between neighbors frequently cause headaches for the courts. These improvements may have been...
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Kris
- Nov 21, 2022
- 7 min
“The 2Point Way” - Railroads—What Right (and Where)
Determining the extent and type of right conveyed or dedicated for railroad use is one of the thornier issues facing land use...
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Kris
- Aug 25, 2022
- 10 min
"The 2Point Way" - Acquiescence Has Many Meanings
In property boundary disputes, “Acquiescence” can have many meanings— depending both on the specific circumstances and the jurisdiction...
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Kris
- Aug 14, 2022
- 6 min
“The 2Point Way” – What is a “Dockominium?” A Condo that Floats?
Of the many recent developments relating to the law of waters, a “Dockominium” may rank as one of the strangest. The term itself is...
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Kris
- Aug 2, 2022
- 6 min
“The 2Point Way” - A Profit Without Honor (Two types of Profit a Prendre)
While easements are often treated as the ‘poor relations’ of property rights, the ‘Profit a Prendre’ often seems a mere afterthought by...
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Kris
- Jul 4, 2022
- 4 min
"The 2Point Way" - Common Grantor Doctrine can Supersede the Deed Description
The concept of the “Common Grantor Doctrine” is well established in most jurisdictions, though its identification by that name is...
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Kris
- Jun 6, 2022
- 10 min
There are Many Reasons NOT to Apportion Dimensions in Subdivision Lots
Apportioning excess or deficiency in platted lots seems like a quick and painless solution to a problem subdivision retracement when...
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Kris
- May 3, 2022
- 6 min
“The 2Point Way” – Is Private Condemnation Possible? (Yes...) Yet Another Way to Create Easements
Private Condemnation has received little or no attention among land use professionals (or in surveying textbooks) yet statutes exist in...
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Kris
- Apr 7, 2022
- 8 min
"The 2Point Way" – Does an Easement Include the Right to Repair?
In addition to the more obvious activities associated with an easement, one that may be overlooked is the question of maintenance and...
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Kris
- Mar 7, 2022
- 7 min
“The 2Point Way” - Who Owns the Road—the Centerline Presumption & Public Streets
Parcels located along secondary roads are often the subject of disputes over improvements—built by the adjoiners—that are located near...
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Kris
- Jan 5, 2022
- 6 min
"The 2Point Way" - Documents are Recorded/Filed…Where? Effects on Senior Rights
This article considers two related topics—Junior/Senior rights, and the effect of various recording systems on the resulting titles. Land...
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Kris
- Dec 16, 2021
- 11 min
"The 2Point Way" - Easements: Extinguishing A Way: Abandoned, Vacated, or Discontinued?
Although textbook definitions are common, the term “Abandoned” defies easy categorization when applied to travelled ways. To the layman,...
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Kris
- Oct 4, 2021
- 9 min
“The 2Point Way” - Frustration of Purpose—Cessation of Purpose—Cessation of Necessity (Easements)
This article considers three separate legal principles associated with the extinguishment of easements. The phrases that describe them...
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Kris
- Sep 27, 2021
- 8 min
"The 2Point Way" - Is Judicial Notice Required to Perfect Title by Adverse Possession?"
In adverse possession dispute, the question often arises: “…at what point in the process does title pass from the record owner to the...
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Kris
- Sep 16, 2021
- 6 min
"The 2Point Way" - The Takings Clause & Land Surveyors Can Collide Unexpectedly.
The ‘Takings Clause’ of the U.S. Constitution might seem—at first glance—to be an arcane issue beyond the scope of the land surveyor....
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