This morning I had a meeting with Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen. We exchanged ideas regarding her concurring opinion in Gorman v. City of Woodinville in which she suggested the legislature should eliminate adverse possession. I presented ideas regarding the Washington Legislature’s new adverse possession law RCW 7.28.083.
Almost beyond coincidence, upon my return my inbox contained an email from some of my
I had a conversation the other day with a surveyor who’s mother in Sacramento County, California has a neighbor who seeks to block her longstanding access to her roadway.
In a quick ‘napkin-top rundown‘ of her case, the surveyor explained that there is a non-contiguous, triangular portion of land which runs on what intuitively is perceived and
Friday, I went to the WSBA’s The Persuasive Trial Attorney: What Works and What Doesn’t CLE. It was a fantastic program!
1. It was moderated… no, hosted by the WSBA’s immediate past president Salvador Mungia.
2. Regular Guests on Friday’s show – Legal Eagles all – included: Jeffrey Beaver, Ralph Brindley
Litigation holds seek to preserve evidence that might otherwise be destroyed. I know very little about this subject, so if in need I would seek counsel from K&L Gates E-Discovery Group conveniently located here in Seattle.
Yet, of the limited knowledge that I do posess, I am to believe litigation holds are issued almost exclusively in the corporate environment in order
My attendance at the Fractional Sections Survey Conference last Friday, has made me painfully aware of the paucity of my knowledge of the survey arts. Well, that’s some one else’s job might be an easy retort. However, to really understand and protect boundary lines as well as protect people from getting themselves caught up in the mire of a needless war
Jerry Broadus, PLS, Esq. (left) in 2009 authored Washington State Common Law of Surveys and Property Boundaries. Bob Dahl, PLS (right) was the chief editor of the 2009 Bureau of Land Management Manual of Surveying Instructions. This past Friday, they teamed up to provide a presentation to surveyors titled “Fractional Sections:
I explained that the element “Open & Notorious” is actually “two sides of the same fence” in this recent post. There I indicated that “Open” is the way the putative adverse possessor demonstrates possession. “Notorious” is how the title holder, or the world as the title holder’s proxy, recognizes this demonstration.
Well, how far of
Though I have been an inactive bloger since early April, the Washington Legislature and the Governor have been busy. In addition to wrestling with the hard decisions attendant to Washington’s budget, our leaders have continued to work on the adverse possession bill. And guess what? De de le daa … with two clicks you can view it from here!
I believe this
Both Washington’s House and Senate have recently overwhelmingly adopted newly proposed sections to alter adverse possession, the primary law used to adjudicate land disputes. One problem, the House and Senate versions are similar with respect to two rather insignificant sections, but completely different with respect to the purport of this bill, which is to make the law of adverse possession
The vast majority of my posts for the last couple months have been Treatment Level – High. However, today Washington’s Senate exeded vast majority status by unanimously voting to adopt Washington’s Adverse Possession Bill. Great News! … Right?
Well to be honest, I’m not so sure. My uncertainty stems from the fact that the House, which
