Another interesting WY public access case

[Gerald Martin]

However the courts end up deciding in this case the public isn’t going to be gaining access to any of those BLM sections except through an invitation from the landowner (s) or by helicopter or airplane.

 

[Forkyfinder]

Just a hunch, but i think this case could be significant in terms of the public for future easement strategies for landowners and the intrepretation of existing easements in courts. Or the OP might have skipped posting it.

Maybe some folks should just worry about their own tag.

 

[cgasner1]

So where is the line? We have a pile of easements into structures and stuff at work I guarantee you I can find some that go thru public. Well if my employer doesn’t care if I have a gun in the truck can I just pull off and take some vacation and go hunting for a few hours? The entire point of the easement is to access his property in my opinion anything other than that would be trespassing on the road leading to the public.

 

[TOGIE]

So where is the line? We have a pile of easements into structures and stuff at work I guarantee you I can find some that go thru public. Well if my employer doesn’t care if I have a gun in the truck can I just pull off and take some vacation and go hunting for a few hours? The entire point of the easement is to access his property in my opinion anything other than that would be trespassing on the road leading to the public.

the line is where the easement and courts interpretation of it says it is, not where your opinion says it is.

if grantors aren't happy with their easements that's their problem.

 

[Forkyfinder]

So where is the line? We have a pile of easements into structures and stuff at work I guarantee you I can find some that go thru public. Well if my employer doesn’t care if I have a gun in the truck can I just pull off and take some vacation and go hunting for a few hours? The entire point of the easement is to access his property in my opinion anything other than that would be trespassing on the road leading to the public.

The entire point of the easement is for the other landowner to access his property. Thats correct. That doesnt extend to property that isnt his thats not under the easement (the blm/state land).

Authorizing a utility to conduct maintenance in property they dont own is different than an access easement. Utilities need easements on public land, not just private land.

In the event theres a road that passes through public and private - do you go and look up if the easement on the road grants access to the public land?

 

[cgasner1]

The entire point of the easement is for the other landowner to access his property. Thats correct. That doesnt extend to property that isnt his thats not under the easement (the blm/state land).

Authorizing a utility to conduct maintenance in property they dont own is different than an access easement. Utilities need easements on public land, not just private land.

In the event theres a road that passes through public and private - do you go and look up if the easement on the road grants access to the public land?

So I should be able to drive into public land also