Real Property Law
Cal. Real. Prop. Journal 2017, R.P. VOL. 35, NO. 3/4 and Fall 2017, P.L. Vol. 40, No. 4
Content
- 2017-2018 Executive Committee of the Public Law Section
- 2017-2018 Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section
- 2017-2018 Public Law Journal Editorial Board
- 2017-2018 Real Property Journal Editorial Board
- A Message from the Chair of the Public Law Section
- A Modern Take on a Venerable Doctrine: Navigating the Tidelands Trust in California
- Goat Hill Tavern: a Retrospective
- Landslides In California: What Are Your Insurance Options When You Feel the Earth Move?
- Local Regulation of Vacation Rentals and Other Transitory-lodging Uses in Residential Districts
- MCLE Self Study Article: Climate Disruption and Sea Level Rise: Legal Issues for Coastal Land Use in California
- Message from the Real Property Section
- Table of Contents
- Scher v. Burke—the Doctrine of Implied Dedication to a Public Use for Roadways and Recreational Use in California; Implications for Public Policy and Private Real Property Rights
Scher v. Burke—The Doctrine of Implied Dedication to a Public Use for Roadways and Recreational Use in California; Implications for Public Policy and Private Real Property Rights
Douglas W. Borchert
Douglas Borchert has been in the title insurance industry in a variety of capacities for over forty years. He is currently one of the California state underwriting counsels for the FNF group of title insurers in Walnut Creek.
I. INTRODUCTION
In June 2017, the California Supreme Court published its decision in Scher v. Burke,1 a long-awaited decision in which the Court concluded its analysis of the doctrine of implied dedication to public use that it had begun over four decades earlier in Gion v. City of Santa Cruz, Dietz v. King ("Gion").2