Property Ownership
In New Mexico, an easement may be extinguished by which of the following?
AThe servient estate owner's desire alone
BMerger (when the dominant and servient estates come under the same ownership)✓ Correct
CPrescription by the servient owner
DRecording a quitclaim deed by a third party
Explanation
An easement terminates by merger when the dominant and servient estates come under the same ownership—you can't have an easement over your own property. Other ways include abandonment, release, or expiration.
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