The Gradient

Some clarifying questions:

• What if Shoop was financially unable, or lacked the resources to repair the easement?
• Is ignorance an excuse? If Shoop was unaware of the laws and restrictions is she allowed a grace period after being informed to make the required repairs and maintain the easement?

Short Case Study of California Easement Extinguishment Law

(Names and locations have been changed to protect relevant parties)

FACTS

Jordan Flayen is the resident and property owner of 137 Seaton Drive, Sausalito California. Flayen’s…

The divergent obligations of COIN: a review of Krigen (mild spoilers)

Yesterday, I attended a free screening of the Oscar-nominated Danish film Krigen (A War), sponsored by War on the Rocks. The film was very well done, both in style and substance. As someone who lived with the…