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comments George Lucas is suing San Anselmo, California and the previous owners of his home, over a decades old surveying error The Star Wars creator recently learned a strip of land bordering his home is actually part of a road easement, giving him no legal ownership of the strip The filmmaker, 76, filed a lawsuit this week seeking to prevent the town and the family of previous owner, Frances Hamilton, from claiming ownership Star Wars creator George Lucas is suing the California town of San Anselmo as well as the previous owners of his home, over a property line dispute stemming from a decades-old surveying error . ....
George Lucas sues San Anselmo over property line conflict [The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif.] Dec. 20 Filmmaker George Lucas is suing the town of San Anselmo and a family that used to own his home to clear up a discrepancy over a property line. Lucas, who created the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” franchises, is seeking to prevent the town or the previous resident’s family from claiming ownership over a sliver of the property where part of his house is situated. Lucas bought the San Anselmo property in 2007, according to a lawsuit filed in Marin County Superior Court by attorneys Richard Munzinger and Diego Flores. The suit says Lucas learned recently that a strip of land along the eastern edge of the property, adjacent to Sequoia Drive, is a road easement, according to an official Marin County map of the Sequoia Park subdivision. But because of inconsistencies in the way deeds to the lot were written, that strip of land could also be claimed by ....