USA Cartage Leasing, LLC v. Baer

Maryland law has traditionally categorized grants of easements as either general or specific. The difference between the two is that the granting deed of a general easement does not describe the precise location of the easement whereas the granting deed of a specific easement does. In this case, we are asked to decide on the existence and possible means of locating a general easement that provides a right-of-way from a major road. The easement in question crosses the property of USA Cartage Leasing, LLC, (“Cartage”) as an access route for neighboring property owned by Todd A. Baer (“Baer”).

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