Legal Opinion
Shoen v. Zacarias
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 2015No. B254487PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOFFSTADT, J. —
A trial court has the power to issue an equitable easement authorizing a trespasser to continue her trespass in exchange for paying damages, but only if, among other things, the hardship on the trespasser in ceasing the trespass is “greatly disproportionate” to the hardship on the land’s owner in losing use of the trespassed-upon portion of her land. (E.g., Tashakori v. Lakis (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 1003, 1009-1012 [126 Cal.Rptr.3d 838] (Tashakori); Christensen v. Tucker (1952) 114 Cal.App.2d 554, 560-563 [250 P.2d 660] (Christensen).) Here, we address what constitutes a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hirshfield v. SchwartzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- Christensen v. TuckerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- Warsaw v. Chicago Metallic Ceilings, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1984
- Morgan v. VeachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Dolske v. GormleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Nellie Gail Ranch Owners Ass'n v. McMullinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
- Hansen v. Sandridge Partners, L.P., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- Ranch At the Falls LLC v. O'Neal, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
- Hinrichs v. MeltonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2017
- Shoen v. Zacarias, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
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