Corner Crossing Conundrum: Trespassing, Airspace, and Property Rights

The Answer Is Transaction Costs

What if crossing a mere corner of private land could land you in legal hot water? This episode tackles the thorny issue of corner crossing, where public and private lands meet at a single point, creating potential trespassing conflicts. We'll dissect Dave Schmitz's insights on the limits of property rights and the Roman law doctrine of ad coelum, which extends property rights from the heavens to the earth's core. Through landmark cases like Hinman v. Pacific Air Transport and Jacques v. Steenberg Homes, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how airspace and land use rights have evolved.
Links:

• Corner-crossing https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/property/property-law-keyed-to-singer/trespass-and-public-rights-of-access-to-property/jacque-v-steenberg-homes-inc/
• Corner-crossing update https://wyofile.com/ranch-owner-corner-crossing-would-erase-billions-in-private-property-value/
• More on corner-crossing https://oilcity.news/crime/court/2024/05/14/who-are-the-judges-hearing-tuesdays-corner-crossing-appeal/#:~:text=The%20panel%20for%20the%2010th,property%20in%202020%20and%202021.

• Hinman v. Pacific Air Transport https://casetext.com/case/hinman-v-pacific-air-transport
• Jacques v. Steenberg Homes: https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=17010

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1. Corner Crossing Conundrum: Trespassing, Airspace, and Property Rights (00:00:00)

2. Property Rights and Easements Explanation (00:00:01)

3. Property Rights and Trespassing Disputes (00:08:03)

4. Book in a Week (00:22:40)