Section 6 In Gross

• Library: Real Estate Fundamentals 2011

The salient feature of the easement in gross is that this interest “belong[s] to the owner independently of his ownership or possession of other land[s].” Henley v. Cont’l Cablevision of St. Louis Cnty., Inc., 692 S.W.2d 825, 827 (Mo. App. E.D. 1985). Therefore, the easement in gross lacks a dominant tenement. Three‑O‑Three Invs., Inc. v. Moffitt, 622 S.W.2d 736, 739 (Mo. App. W.D. 1981); Henley, 692 S.W.2d at 827. An easement in gross is a mere personal interest in or right to use the land of another...