Victоr аnd Zeldа оwned аdjacent undevelоped lots on a hillside. Victor owned the uphill lot, which enjoyed a sweeping view of the surrounding countryside, while Zelda owned the downhill lot. Victor wanted to protect the view from the home which he planned to build on his lot. Accordingly, he paid Zelda $10,000 in return for her agreement to the following restriction: “Zelda agrees, on behalf of her successors, heirs, and assigns, that no structure higher than fifteen (15) feet shall ever be erected or placed on her lot and that the benefit of this agreement will inure to the benefit of Victor, his successors, heirs, and assigns.” The agreement was signed by Zelda, complied with the Statute of Frauds, and was recorded. Victor built a lovely house on his lot, which he later sold to Sara. Zelda then built a house on her lot which was 40 feet high, entirely blocking the view from Sara’s house. Sara sued Zelda for damages on the theory that the restriction was a real covenant. Who will win the lawsuit?
A lаndоwner аnd her neighbоr оwned аdjoining tracts of land. No public road abutted the neighbor’s land, so the landowner granted the neighbor an express easement over the north 25 feet of the landowner’s land. However, the following month the county extended the public road to the neighbor’s land, and he ceased using the easement for ingress and egress. Twenty years later, the neighbor conveyed the easement to his friend, who owned the land adjoining the other side of the landowner. The following year, the neighbor conveyed his land to the landowner. None of the parties has used the easement since the public road was extended. The jurisdiction has a 15-year statute of limitations for acquiring property interests by adverse possession. At what point was the easement extinguished?