Property Ownership
Under Wisconsin law, a property owner who grants an easement for a driveway over their land to a neighbor has created an encumbrance on their property. The land burdened by the easement is called the:
ADominant estate
BServient estate✓ Correct
CFee simple estate
DLeasehold estate
Explanation
The land burdened by an easement is the servient estate; the land that benefits from the easement is the dominant estate.
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