A brother and sister own adjacent parcels; their father split his estate and gave each sibling a parcel. The sister granted the brother an easement over her property to access the sole public road, and the easement was never recorded. Years later, the brother sells his parcel to his sister, who then resells to a stranger. The stranger seeks access over the sister's colleague's parcel to reach the public road. Does the stranger have a right to an easement across the colleague's parcel?

• A. Yes, because an easement by necessity arises when a property becomes landlocked and the dominant and servient estates were once owned by the same person.
• B. No, because the brother's easement was not recorded.
• C. No, because merger of the dominant and servient estates terminated the easement.
• D. Yes, because the sister's knowledge of the easement binds successors.

Answer: (A)