Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Quinn

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided November 20, 2007No. 2006AP2462PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, J.

¶ 1. Judith and Matthew Anderson appeal a judgment enforcing three easements against their property. They argue the easements are unenforceable under the doctrine of merger of title. In the alternative, they argue they are good faith purchasers without notice of the easements, and two of the easements are too indefinite to be enforceable under the statute of frauds.

¶ 2. We conclude merger of title is not applicable here, and the Andersons had notice of the easements. However, one of the easements — the "beach easement" — is too indefinite to satisfy the statute of frauds. We therefore affirm…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Jackson v. BensonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Kordecki v. RizzoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Wiegand v. GissalWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Patrick Fur Farm, Inc. v. United Vaccines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2005

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