Section 16 Estoppel

• Library: Real Estate Fundamentals 2011

“[A] license may be converted into an easement by estoppel if the licenseholder can establish it spent a great deal of time and money to secure enjoyment of its use.” Segraves v. Consol. Elec. Coop., 891 S.W.2d 168, 171 (Mo. App. E.D. 1995); Sanford v. Kern, 122 S.W. 1051, 1056 (Mo. 1909). On the other hand, if the licenseholder merely expended some funds, it may be insufficient to transform a license into an easement. Main St. Feeds, Inc. v. Hall, 19 S.W.3d 688 (Mo. App. S.D. 2000). The determining factor...