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· 4/6/1977

Wessells v. State, Department of Highways

Citations

  • 562 P.2d 1042
  • 1977 Alas. LEXIS 489

How courts have described this case

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

  • implying that rights of way are for road construction by stating that one could not \reasonably expect a right-of-way\ to be triangular in shape and that a \right-of-way may follow such route as is reasonably necessary for the [owner's] purposes\
  • stating it is established rule of construction that \ambiguities are construed against the party that supplied and drafted the form\
  • implying that rights of way are for road construction by stating that one could not \reasonably expect a right-of-way\ to be triangular in shape and that a \right-of-way may follow such route as is reasonably necessary for the [owner's] purposes\
  • although grant of easement should be interpreted according to the reasonable expectation of the parties, it is not reasonable to think parties intended extensive destruction of the property.

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Judges: Boochever, Rabi-Nowitz, Connor, Erwin, Burke

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