Property Ownership
An easement appurtenant benefits:
AA specific individual regardless of property ownership
BThe dominant tenement — the land that benefits from crossing the servient tenement✓ Correct
CAny member of the general public
DOnly the original grantor of the easement
Explanation
An easement appurtenant benefits the dominant tenement (the property that has the right to use another property). It is attached to the land, not to an individual, and transfers automatically with the dominant property when it is sold.
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