Another interesting WY public access case

chatgpt tells me that, generally speaking, easements do not apply to the land that it does not burden, aka in this case: public land.

i just think common sense would say that you have no right to tell someone what they can't do on publc land unless there is some more highly specific and unusual easement language in there.

i'm sticking with asshole entitled landowners, final answer.
 
Easements are interesting. Will be interesting to see how it goes.

I signed an easement so my neighbor could run a power line over my property from the transformer on my property to his property.

The easement is legally binding for that power line only. He cant legally access my property for any other reason.

If the easement is for ingress and egress only... thats what it means to me.
Just my thoughts.

But when he is on public or State land the easement does not apply. It would appear he has no easement with the BLM or State. That portion is just a road maintained by the landowner? Or does the BLM manage it.

His easement wouldn’t technically kick back in till he has to cross the next section of deeded private. Especially since easements are recorded on their perspective deeds.
 
Just my thoughts.

But when he is on public or State land the easement does not apply. It would appear he has no easement with the BLM or State. That portion is just a road maintained by the landowner? Or does the BLM manage it.

His easement wouldn’t technically kick back in till he has to cross the next section of deeded private. Especially since easements are recorded on their perspective deeds.
Yeah. That's certainly a good discussion.

Another thought for me, is

Where does the road in question start from a county road?

Private or BLM?

I also would wonder how the original easement came about.

Certainly a lot of intricacies, and no way I can make a real opinion on it, but interested to see how it shakes out in the end.
 
And which easement? The BLM’s, State’s or suing landowner.

Some seriously muddy water to wade through.

i dunno, i saw no mention of easements with the blm or state. but it seems the only party suing is the landowner.

also, it would be hard to believe the previous landowner was totally clueless to this going on.

my gut tells me there is no blm easement and my gut tells me that also doesn't really change anything.
 
“The purpose of the Easement is to allow access to the grantees’ property, not public property,” states the cease-and-desist letter,


This alone should make it open and shut. What an absolutely ridiculous and paradoxical statement.
What the cease-and-desist letter says is totally irrelevant. It could say, "I'm a typical crybaby landowner and just don't want anyone else using public land"...doesn't mean anything legally.
 
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