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Today we will wrap up our coverage of easements, and focus on whether easements in gross are assignable, what the scopes of easements are, and whether easements can be terminated. The lecture notes are here.

Here is a map of the property in Miller v. Lutheran Conference & Camp Association.

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You can find out more about the property, which still operates as a club here, here, and here. Here are some old pictures of people wearing boating–but not bathing–at Lake Naomi. 

Here are some maps from Brown v. Voss, a case that took place on the Hood Canal (same place as Howard v. Kunto)–courtesy of the Dukeminier & Krier site..

Should an easement for a railroad cover an easement for a public trial? Here is a recent article about the Rails to Trails program. And for a different view from Mother Jones. The Supreme Court decided a Rails to Trails case.

Here is the map of the property at issue in the Presault case.

Here is the trail around Lake Champlaign. The Presualt’s home is on the right (Courtesy of Dukeminier & Krier):

A related question: What does this sign mean? What exactly is not allowed in the park?

The lecture notes are here.

The Slaughter-Houses Cases

Here is a wood-cutting of the New Orleans Slaughterhouse.

Bradwell v. Illinois

This is Myra Bradwell, who sought admission to the Illinois Bar, leading to the Supreme Court’s decision in Bradwell v. Illinois.

Bradwell would become the editor of the Chicago Legal News, the first legal publication in the United States edited by a woman. The publication launched in 1868. Here is the first issue.

The Library of Congress has a copy of the first volume of the Chicago Legal News, donated by Susan B. Anthony. Even cooler, it includes a hand-written note in Anthony’s hand, which alludes to Bradwell v. Illinois.

It reads:

The first legal paper edited by a woman – Myra Bradwell – This file is from 1868 & 1869 – It was Mrs. Bradwell whose right to be admitted to the Bar of Illinois was carried up to the United States Supreme Court.  Senator Matthew Carpenter made the argument for her.

Congressional Library
Washington DC

Susan B. Anthony
Rochester – N.Y-

Jan. 1.1905

McDonald v. City of Chicago

This is Otis McDonald, the lead plaintiff in McDonald v. Chicago. To the left is Alan Gura, who argued McDonald, as well as District of Columbia v. Heller.

Today we will wrap up our coverage of easements, and focus on whether easements in gross are assignable, what the scopes of easements are, and whether easements can be terminated.

The lecture notes are here.

Othen v. Roster was authored by Justice Brewster of the Texas Supreme Court.

Here a map of the property at issue in Othen, courtesy of the Dukeminier web site.

Here is a satellite photo of the Tone Survey in Cedar Hill, TX. It seems the norther boundary (Fish Creek Road) has been chopped up into many subdivisions and is now called Sandy Creek Drive.

Here is a visual representation of how access to beaches works.

The NY Times wrote about Bay Head here.

#Tanning. It’s a Jersey thing.

The lecture notes are here.

Dred Scott v. Sandford

This is Dred Scott.

This is a cover sheet by the Supreme Court, summarizing the lower court disposition from Missouri, filed on December 30, 1854.

This is the Court’s judgment in Dred Scott, dated March 7, 1857.

The Dred Scott decision found unconstitutional the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which designated all new states north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes (except Missouri) to be free states.

This map illustrates the free and slaves states in America.

The lectures notes are here.

This graphic, courtesy of the Dukeminier & Krier web site, will help explain Willard v. First Church of Christ.