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Michigan Law Review

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Notice And The "Deeds Out" Problem, William E. Ryckman Jr. Jan 1966

Notice And The "Deeds Out" Problem, William E. Ryckman Jr.

Michigan Law Review

When a grantor conveys land which has been subjected to easements or equitable servitudes in favor. of adjacent land previously conveyed by the grantor, there arises the serious question whether such interests are enforceable if the purchaser has not expressly taken the land subject to them. A cursory inspection of primary and secondary authority on the subject of easements and equitable servitudes would indicate that the answer depends upon whether, at the time of the sale, the purchaser of the "servient estate" has "notice" of the "burden" to which his land is allegedly subjected. It is the purpose of this …


Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Lessor's Right To Depreciation Allowances Under Long Term-Lease, E. Roger Frisch S.Ed. Jun 1959

Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Lessor's Right To Depreciation Allowances Under Long Term-Lease, E. Roger Frisch S.Ed.

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Plaintiff corporation leased its entire railroad property under a long-term lease subject to termination at the election of either party, or by breach of die lessee. The lessee agreed to preserve, replace, renew and maintain the property during the term and to return it upon termination "in at least as good condition as at the beginning of the term." Plaintiff, on the other hand, agreed to reimburse the lessee for all additions and betterments to the property which passed to him upon termination. The government disallowed plaintiff's claim for a tax refund based on its right to allow for depreciation, …


Real Property - Grantor's Covenant To Insert Restrictions In Future Deeds As Personal Covenant, John B. Huck Feb 1955

Real Property - Grantor's Covenant To Insert Restrictions In Future Deeds As Personal Covenant, John B. Huck

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Certain farm owners, intending to subdivide the land, conveyed a lot to plaintiff by a deed restricting its use to residence purposes and providing that only single dwellings could be erected. The grantors covenanted to insert the same restrictions in future deeds to the rest of the land. Plaintiff recorded his deed. The grantors subsequently sold another lot to defendant church without inserting a similar restrictive covenant. Plaintiff brought suit to enjoin the erection of the church. On appeal from a decree for defendant, held, affirmed, three judges dissenting. The parties to the first deed, in providing for similar …