TRUSTEES OF INDEPENDENT v. CARMINE'S DC

No. 17-CV-929.

225 A.3d 737 (2020)

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, the GRAND LODGE OF the INDEPENDENT ORDER OF the ODD FELLOWS OF the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. CARMINE'S DC, LLC, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 27, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Steadman Jr. , with whom Michael N. Russo, Jr. , Annapolis, MD, was on the brief, for appellant.

Lance Robinson , with whom Mark London , Washington, was on the brief, for appellees.

Before Fisher and Easterly, Associate Judges, and Ferren, Senior Judge.


This court has recognized that, "[w]here the right to use real property is at issue, ... [c]larity is best." Martin v. Bicknell, 99 A.3d 705, 706 (D.C. 2014). More particularly, the creation of "express easement[s], acknowledged in a deed conveying ownership of property, is always...

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