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Appeals court hears dispute over registered-land easement and scope of Jackson v. Naught exceptions
Summary
A land-registration dispute in Maureen Mertili LLC v. Idlewild Acres LLC turned on whether a 1931 registration and related instruments put purchasers on notice of an easement benefitting other parcels; the panel asked focused questions about whether the registration petition or plan should be consulted.
The Appeals Court heard argument in Maureen Mertili LLC v. Idlewild Acres LLC, docket 24P321, over whether registered land carries an easement that benefits adjacent unregistered parcels and whether a registration petition or plan places purchasers on notice.
William Henchy, counsel for Maureen Mertili LLC, told the panel the registration petition expressly granted a right of way "to the land of Emma A. G. Foster," and argued that (1) the registration…
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