Land Use & Zoning
In Missouri, an easement can be extinguished by which of the following methods?
AAdverse possession by the easement holder
BMerger—when the dominant and servient estates come under common ownership✓ Correct
CThe passage of 10 years
DA zoning change
Explanation
Merger extinguishes an easement when the dominant and servient estates are owned by the same person—since you cannot have an easement on your own property, it is extinguished by merger.
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