Preserving land through a conservation easement
A conservation easement is a permanent donation of a legal right in real estate by the property owner to a qualified non-profit organization such as a land trust.
Waupaca couple’s case could change more than a century of easement law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's next term will bring before the justices a case that could change more than a century of case law involving the scope of utility easements.
Court finds for couple in property dispute over transmission lines
A state appeals court has ruled that a transmission company does not have the right to trim and remove trees standing near one of its high-voltage lines in Waupaca, largely because the trees stand outside of the bounds of a legal easement established decades ago.
Don’t wait until the last minute to record your easements
Forty or 60 years may seem like a generously long amount of time to re-record an easement, but for many Wisconsin property owners who are unaware of Wisconsin’s re-recording statute time is of the essence.
State’s high court reduces $1 million damages award (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reduced a $1 million damage award against a title insurance company in a Door County property dispute.
2010AP1344 Pahl v. American Transmission Company, et al.
Property Condemnation; easements; adverse possession Gary and Judith Pahl appeal a summary judgment dismissing their claims against American Transmission Company and ATC Management, Inc. (collectively, ATC). They contend that: (1) a 1964 easement granted to the utility is void as unconscionable and against public policy; (2) ATC abandoned the easement or the easement was extinguished […]
2010AP1130 Psicihulis v. Samarzja
Property Easements Michael and Jann Samarzja (Samarzja) appeal and Brian and Roberta Psicihulis (Psicihulis) cross-appeal from a circuit court order confirming the existence and scope of an easement over the Psicihulis property for the benefit of the Samarzja property. The circuit court determined that while the easement provided Samarzja’s property with access to Willow Springs […]
2010AP1531 Koch v. Neumann
Property Easements Carmen Neumann appeals an order holding her in contempt of court for violating the terms of a judgment granting Steven Koch and David Koch a driveway easement on Neumann’s property. Neumann contends the circuit court erred by holding her in contempt and ordering remedial sanctions. Because we conclude the evidence supports the circuit […]
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