· 9/12/1986
Tetrault v. Bruscoe
Citations
- 497 N.E.2d 275
- 398 Mass. 454
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- mere knowledge of an existing roadway and its use without a further legitimate claim would not be enough to affect the plaintiffs registered parcel of land
- “[i]n order to affect registered land as the servient estate, an easement must appear on the certificate of title. ... To hold otherwise would undermine the integrity of the registration system”
- \attack on the integrity of a judgment of registration may only be asserted in Land Court\; Probate and Family Court lacked power to encumber registered land by declaring existence of prescriptive easement
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Lynch
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