Bickel v. Hansen

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• distinguishing an implied way of necessity from an implied easement of necessity
• where an adequate alternative exists, “the statutory way of necessity does not exist because the purportedly landlocked land is not, in fact, hemmed in”
• implied way of necessity is dependent on (1) unity of ownership of the dominant and ser-vient estates; (2) severance thereof; (3) no outlet for the dominant property; and (4) showing that reasonable necessity for access existed at the time of severance

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