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The concept of prescriptive easements for recreational purposes in New Mexico, explaining the requirements for establishing such easements and providing case law examples. It also covers liability issues for landowners granting permission for recreational use.
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๏^ Public^ and^ private^ prescriptive
easements^ defined^ the same^ way^ under^ Algermissen.M^ h^ ll^ l๏ Must^ show^ all^ elements:^ ๏^ Use^ of^ land^ must^ be^ adverse^ ๏^ Open^ or^ notorious๏^ Open^ or^ notorious^ ๏^10 years^ w/o^ interruption
precedent^ support^ recreational๏ Algermissin: policy and precedent^ support^ recreational prescriptive easements. If^ you^ want^ to^ claim^ a^ taking, youโd better be sure to join^ a^ government^ entity,^ though it t i hit may not win anyhow ๏ Vigil v. Baltzely, 79 N.M.^659 (1968):^ there^ was^ a^ private prescriptive easement for^ hunting,^ fishing^ and recreation ๏ Some courts (not N.M.) find^ no^ public^ prescriptive easement to gain access to^ beachg
๏^^17 โ^4 โ7.^ Liability^ of^ landowner
permitting^ persons h^ fi h^ l^ d^
f^ i^ d^ f to^ hunt,^ fish^ or^ use^ lands
for^ recreation;^ duty^ of care;^ exceptions. ๏ A^ Any^ owner^ lessee^ or
person^ in^ control^ of^ lands ๏^ A.^ Any^ owner,^ lessee or^ person^ in^ control^ of^ lands who, without charge or^ other^ consideration,^ other
than a^ consideration^ paid^ to^ the
landowner^ by^ the^ state,^ thep y federal^ government^ or^ any
other^ governmental^ agency, grants^ permission^ to^ any^
person^ or^ group^ to^ use^ the owner's^ lessee's^ or^ land^ controller's
lands^ for^ the owner s,^ lessee s^ or^ land^ controller s
lands^ for^ the purpose^ of^ hunting,^ fishing,
trapping,^ camping, hiking,^ sightseeing,^ the^ operation
of^ aircraft^ or^ any g,^ g^ g,^ p^
y other^ recreational^ use^ does
not^ thereby:
๏^^17 โ^4 โ7.^ Liability^ of^ landowner
permitting^ persons to^ hunt^ fish^ or^ use^ lands
for^ recreation^ dut^ of to^ hunt,^ fish^ or^ use^ lands
for^ recreation;^ duty^ of care;^ exceptions (ctโd): ๏ (1)^ extend^ any^ assurance
that^ the^ premises^ are^ safe (1)^ extend^ any^ assurance
that^ the^ premises^ are^ safe for^ such^ purpose; ๏ (2)^ assume^ any^ duty^ of care^ to^ keep^ such^ lands^ safey y p for^ entry^ or^ use; ๏ (3)^ assume^ responsibility
or^ liability^ for^ any^ injury or d^ d^ b^
h damage^ to^ or^ caused^ by^ such
person^ or^ group;^ or ๏^ (4)^ assume^ any^ greater
responsibility,^ duty^ of^ care
or liability^ to^ such^ person^ or
group^ than^ if^ permission liability^ to^ such^ person^ or
group^ than^ if^ permission had^ not^ been^ granted^ and
the^ person^ or^ group^ were trespassers.p
