This year America is commemorating the sesquicentennial of the end of the Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. A little more than a month before those momentous events in 1865, the Maryland Court of Appeals recognized the “woodlands exception” ...
Read More »Shepherd: From cemeteries to research campuses—The unforgiving law of Maryland restrictive covenants
Maryland courts will uphold unambiguously drafted restrictive covenants, regardless of whether they represent the optimal business judgment.
Read More »Kevin Shepherd: Articles of Transfer: The arcana of Md. corporate realty transfers
Rascal Enterprises Inc., a fictional Maryland corporation, owns an office building complex in Los Angeles, Calif. Rascal was incorporated in Maryland because its principal shareholder lives in Annapolis and is familiar with corporate law requirements in Maryland.
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Read More »Kevin Shepherd: Where’s my easement?
Assume the owner of Parcel A grants a 25-foot wide easement to the owner of Parcel B, an adjacent parcel, so that the Parcel B owner can use Parcel A to gain access to Parcel B from an existing entrance ...
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