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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Bryce, this is all I have – unreported, no Wa cite:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Unlike Beebe, the language accompanying the ‘subject to’ references in the Jubie 2nd Plat does not indicate any intent to reserve or create an easement. Potts has cited no authority suggesting that a mere ‘subject to’ reference to a recorded document is sufficient to create an express easement or resurrect an otherwise invalid easement. See <i>von Meding v. Strahl,</i> 319 Mich. 598, 30 N.W.2d 363, 369 (1948) (‘subject to all <span style='background:white'>easements</span>' in a conveyance <span style='background:white'>means</span> ‘<span style='background:white'>subject</span> to all valid <span style='background:white'>easements</span>') (emphasis in original). In <i>Radovich v. Nuzhat,</i> 104 Wn.App. 800, 16 P.3d 687 (2001), this court recently held that an easement previously extinguished by merger of the servient and dominant estates had been ‘expressly recreated’ by a subsequent conveyance that ‘clearly stated that it conveyed an easement, stated the purpose and scope of the easement, and gave a legal description of the servient estate.’ <i>Radovich,</i> 104 Wn.App. at 806. The Jubie 2nd Plat contained no comparable language. In summary, nothing on the face of the Jubie 2nd Plat evidences an intent to grant an express easement. Accordingly, the trial court properly entered summary judgment dismissing Potts' claim of an express easement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><u><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Potts v. Duane Smith</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, 113 Wash. App. 1051 (2002)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>General thoughts -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Has it been ten years? Prescription under these circumstances is pretty likely. Presumption of permissive use overcome by adverse acts and assertions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Any workarounds? can the corporation ratify the signatures now? Restatement Agency has a bunch of stuff about this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Does grant of easement include any warranties? Leverage for corporation to fix this? Was there a title guarantee, leverage for the title company to fix it?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Robert D. 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Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bryce Dille<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 29, 2020 9:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] easement issue<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a situation were my client has a easement of record for a well on adjoining property but burdened property owner disputes the validity of easement because when easement was given by previous owner the burdened property was owned by a corp and easement was signed personally by shareholders of corp in their individual capacity. If the SW deed for the burdened property states after the legal for the property conveyed certain language that says “subject to” and then goes on to describe the alleged defective easement in detail does that remove the alleged deficiency and impose the easement according to the recorded terms of said easement and thereby bind the property in other words does that remove the alleged deficieny of the recorded easement. Thanks in advance for your input.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bryce H. 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