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10. He doesn't claim to own the public beach

Reply to dballance (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 05:47 AM

Dec 2014

He claims to own the dirt road people use to get there (and he does in fact own it, but CA law requires him to provide a ROW easement if people were commonly using the route in IIRC 1972).

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Judge orders billionaire to open gate to Martins Beach [View all] alp227 Dec 2014 OP

Of all the nerve! Billionaires answer to no one and own everything! SoapBox Dec 2014 #1

More evidence that money makes you stupid. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #2

Awesome dreamnightwind Dec 2014 #3

"the ocean and the beaches belong to all of us" Enthusiast Dec 2014 #9

How dare you takers want to use his beach and his ocean?! jillan Dec 2014 #4

It's the dirt road (which nobody contests that he does in fact own) that's at issue here. Recursion Dec 2014 #11

Problem is he knew what he was doing though which in this case was he cstanleytech Dec 2014 #15

thanks for the clarification.... paleotn Dec 2014 #18

Denying access to a public beach. You cannot tell me he was not aware of this when he purchased the jillan Dec 2014 #23

He does NOT OWN a public beach. /nt dballance Dec 2014 #5

He doesn't claim to own the public beach Recursion Dec 2014 #10

If it's an easement, then open it up! KansDem Dec 2014 #12

The factual question of the case is whether it was commonly used before the cut-off date Recursion Dec 2014 #13

And in this case, the 'little old lady' was none other than Pete McCloskey Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #30

You apparenlty didn't read the article. dballance Dec 2014 #14

I've been following this case and the article has that wrong Recursion Dec 2014 #17

I completly see your point. Salacious Lede w/o any Backup. Gets the clicks and ad $ doesn't it? dballance Dec 2014 #31

It's good to see that there is still life in the California Coastal Act! Peace Patriot Dec 2014 #6

Good, judge! No private beaches in Hawaii, either. Cha Dec 2014 #7

she should have jailed his mushy butt for contempt. easychoice Dec 2014 #8

So did he open them yet? Or are beachers storming the gates? lonestarnot Dec 2014 #16

"Was told in july that it was illegal" He told them "F You" Taitertots Dec 2014 #19

Anyone remember the Kennedy's packman Dec 2014 #20

Don't know if your Kennedy claim is valid but location is off. Ineeda Dec 2014 #22

If I remember right, the Kennedy's have their own private beach, since in MA you can own hughee99 Dec 2014 #32

"The ocean and the beaches belone to everyone." Not in New Jersey. Hoppy Dec 2014 #21

in a hurricane,we can only hope FEMA won't access the property, too wordpix Dec 2014 #24

Hardy har har!!!!!!! LOVE IT. MADem Dec 2014 #25

Is that first sentence correct? lovemydog Dec 2014 #26

It is possible that the first sentence is indeed true. But Malraiders Dec 2014 #27

Very interesting Malraiders. lovemydog Dec 2014 #28

Guess he's feeling silly about buying all that free speech with his donations. Guess it didn't 24601 Dec 2014 #29

It's still closed. Owl Dec 2014 #33