Andersons v. Great Bay Solar

Andersons v. Great Bay Solar, LLC, et al., No. 2387, September Term, 2018. Opinion by Graeff, J. PROPERTY — OWNERSHIP — PUBLIC HIGHWAYS In the case of an ordinary highway, the general rule is that, absent evidence to the contrary, the public acquires only an easement of passage, and the adjacent landowner, subject to this easement, owns the land below the surface of the road. When a municipality acquires an easement of passage on a public street, however, it acquires the right to improve and maintain the road. Additionally, when land abutting a road is transferred, there is a presumption that…