Registered Land
December 12, 2019 by Donald R. Pinto, Jr. | Leave a Comment
The Appeals Court’s decision yesterday in Johnson v. Christ Apostle Church, Mt. Bethel (pdf) is a useful reminder that the Land Court’s jurisdiction over cases affecting title to registered land is exclusive. Johnson involved a dispute between the plaintiff homeowner and a neighboring church over Johnson’s longstanding use of a driveway on the church’s property for […]
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Easements Registered Land
November 22, 2016 / April 3, 2017 by Donald R. Pinto, Jr. | Leave a Comment
In an important decision for owners of waterfront property, a divided Appeals Court panel has ruled in a case of first impression that where registered land expands by accretion, the owner need not return to court to separately register the accreted land. As a result, that land enjoys the same protection against adverse claims as the originally registered parcel. In Brown v. Kalicki (pdf), […]
