Property Ownership

A Maine homeowner grants a 'utility easement' to the power company to run electric lines across their property. This is an example of:

AAn easement appurtenant
BAn easement in gross (commercial)✓ Correct
CA prescriptive easement
DA license

Explanation

A utility easement to a power company is a commercial easement in gross — it benefits the power company (not an adjacent parcel) and is attached to the company's business operations, not to a dominant estate.

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