Panetta v. Equity One, Inc.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a conveyance of real property that makes no mention of an abutting riparian grant can be construed under N.J.S.A. 46:8-16 to include that grant as an appurtenance. Unlike a riparian right, which is a license or privilege, a riparian grant is a conveyance in fee simple of real property. As such, without specific mention in the deed or other evidence that the parties intended its inclusion, a riparian grant will not pass as appurtenant to another distinct parcel.

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Beginning in 1943, several generations of the Francis family owned the property located…