tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post8599103895650336929..comments2024-03-28T03:54:26.782-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Bullying landownerRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-65535425751391871752021-03-27T11:02:14.518-07:002021-03-27T11:02:14.518-07:00There is a case that has been dragging on for a de...There is a case that has been dragging on for a decade in California where a billionaire bought property and decided to close the road that ran through his land to a public beach.<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/08/california-sues-vinod-khosla-beach/<br /><br />The state has argued, based on solid documentation, that the road was in continuous public use for over a century until it was closed, with the consent of prior owners, and therefore counts as a public road as understood in common law.<br /><br />The owner claims he is fighting on "principle" although it sounds by all accounts that the only principle is being a jerk outside of the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com