Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
987,023,674 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

servient estate

    0.04 sec.

servient estate n. real property which has an easement or other use imposed upon it in favor of another property (called the "dominant estate"), such as right of way or use for access to an adjoining property or utility lines. The property giving usage is the servient estate, and the property holding usage of the easement is the dominant estate. (See: easement, dominant estate)


?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? References in periodicals archive
The fact that the map was later abandoned does not have any significance since the easements were already in place when the map was filed and those easements could not be eliminated by any act of the servient estate (the burdened property).
 
Legal browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Legal Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.