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· 7/9/1998

McMahon v. Hines

Citations

  • 697 N.E.2d 1199
  • 298 Ill. App. 3d 231
  • 232 Ill. Dec. 269
  • 1998 Ill. App. LEXIS 459

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • discussing rights of dominant and servient estate holders to reasonable use of property subject to easement
  • discussing rights of dominant and servient estate holders to reasonable use of property subject to easement
  • comparing Regnery, 287 Ill.App.3d at 360, 223 Ill.Dec. 130, 679 N.E.2d 74
  • “The practical construction given to the instrument granting the easement by the parties’ conduct is to be considered only if there is an ambiguity.”
  • an easement burdens the servient estate in favor of the dominant estate
  • “As no precise rule can be stated as to when the use by the owner of the servient or dominant estate is a reasonable use as distinguished from an unreasonable use, it is a question of fact to be determined from the facts and conditions prevailing.”

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Judges: Colwell

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