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Maine Principles Of Ownership Along Water Bodies, Knud E. Hermansen, Donald R. Richards Apr 2018

Maine Principles Of Ownership Along Water Bodies, Knud E. Hermansen, Donald R. Richards

Maine Law Review

This Article provides a summary of the Maine common law of riparian boundaries. It is geared toward practitioners who practice or provide counsel in the area of real property law or who must litigate boundaries and title rights involving water bodies. This Article also includes recommendations for fixing previously undefined boundaries across water. However, readers should be aware that this Article does not attempt to provide an exhaustive survey of all riparian law. In recent years state and federal legislation has further limited or restricted specific landowner common law rights along water bodies.


Ed Godfrey: The Justice, The Person, And Some Cases On Property, Merle W. Loper Apr 2018

Ed Godfrey: The Justice, The Person, And Some Cases On Property, Merle W. Loper

Maine Law Review

At the end of 1994 Dean Edward S. Godfrey III stepped down from his teaching position as Professor Emeritus of the University of Maine School of Law. In honor of his service to Maine’s only law school, to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, to the Maine Bar, and to the people of the State of Maine, the Board and Staff dedicate Volume 47 of the Maine Law Review to Dean Edward Godfrey. Reviews by Maine Law School faculty members of Dean Godfrey’s Law Court decisions in several areas of the law follow.


The Power To Exclude And The Power To Expel, Donald J. Smythe Apr 2018

The Power To Exclude And The Power To Expel, Donald J. Smythe

Cleveland State Law Review

Property laws have far-reaching implications for the way people live and for the opportunities they and their children will have. They also have important consequences for property developers and businesses, both large and small. It is not surprising, therefore, that modern developments in property law have been so strongly influenced by political pressures. Unfortunately, those with the most economic resources and political power have had the most telling influences on the development of property laws in the United States during the twentieth century. This Article introduces a simple game—the "Not-In-My-Backyard Game"—to illustrate the motivations of various parties with interests in …


Who Owns North Carolina? Econometric, Geospatial, And Interview Analyses Of Land In Appalachian North Carolina For Land Policy Reform In The Appalachians: A Research Design And Findings To Date, Jacob Meadows Apr 2018

Who Owns North Carolina? Econometric, Geospatial, And Interview Analyses Of Land In Appalachian North Carolina For Land Policy Reform In The Appalachians: A Research Design And Findings To Date, Jacob Meadows

West Virginia Law Review

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Receivership: Another Option For Partition Of Heirs Property, Jesse J. Richardson Jr. Apr 2018

Receivership: Another Option For Partition Of Heirs Property, Jesse J. Richardson Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.