We have probably all been in this situation: A landowner invites you explore a cave on his land. You do a few trips with your caving buds. You survey the cave. After surveying it becomes obvious that the cave crosses under the property line of the neighboring landowner. Are you trespassing if you continue to visit the cave and pass under the neighboring property? Were you trespassing before you were aware that the cave crossed the property line? Is it only trespassing when the neighbor becomes aware of the cave and asks you not to traverse his part of the cave anymore?
A related question: Does the survey data you collected of the neighbor's portion of the cave and do the pictures you took of that area belong to you, or would the neighboring landowner have standing to sue in court for the rights to that data? Marvin Miller
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