The ownership of an improvement built on someone else’s land is a common legal issue in the agricultural community. For example, a young man wants to build a new grain bin but does not yet own land. So he builds the bin on his parents’ land since he is already farming with them. Read the […]
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The laws related to fences in Ohio have seen signifi cant changes over the years. Originally, when Ohio was a mostly agrarian society, the fence law required landowners to fence out livestock from their property. Later, as Ohio became more urban, the law changed to require livestock owners to fence in their livestock. Download and
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One of the most common questions we receive from our estate planning clients, the vast majority of whom are farmers, is whether they need a trust for their estate plan. The answer, like most answers in the legal profession, is “it depends.” The following are circumstances when a trust is likely needed and when a
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The fall hunting season will soon be upon us, and with it, many hunters requesting permission to hunt on land. Hunters provide a very valuable service to landowners by helping maintain a healthy and manageable wildlife population. However, many landowners may have concerns about the potential liability of allowing hunters on their property. Landowners may
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Insurance is an important risk management tool that every farm operation must have. Property insurance protects against fi re and wind, auto insurance protects against driving accidents, and life insurance protects against untimely deaths. A lesser known but important risk management tool is title insurance. This type of insurance protects the buyer in a real
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