The prior appropriation doctrine grants rights over surface water and groundwater in order of seniority, where the first person to divert water away from its natural source and apply it for some beneficial use acquires a priority right to...
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In the context of property law, similar to an easement, a profit refers to the right that may be granted to an individual to enter another’s land and take certain natural produce, such as fish, timber, sand, or crops.
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Property is anything (items or attributes/tangible or intangible) that can be owned by a person or entity. Property is the most complete right to something; the owner can possess, use, transfer or dispose of it. According to California Civil...
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Public property refers to property owned by the government (or its agency), rather than by a private individual or a company. It belongs to the public at large. Examples include many parks, streets, sidewalks, libraries, schools, playgrounds...
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Public trust doctrine is a legal principle establishing that certain natural and cultural resources are preserved for public use. Natural resources held in trust can include navigable waters, wildlife, or land. The public is considered the...
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A remainder is a future interest in real estate that is transferred to the transferee or remainderman under property law. The remainderman has the ability to possess the property at the natural end of a previous property formed by the same...
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The right of entry refers to the future interest that the original grantor holds when giving a possessory estate to another.
A fee simple estate (a type of freehold estate) grants the property holder a total current right...
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The Rule in Shelley’s Case is derived from the English case, Wolfe v. Shelley (1581) and refers to a rule in property law that generally applies to the right to possess property in the future. The Rule in Shelley’s Case states that when a...
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Is the recommendation of an attorney considered "property" which can be extorted for purposes of federal anti-extortion law?
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FactsThe New York State Comptroller is the sole trustee for the Common Retirement Fund (“Fund...
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Separate property is property that is owned by one spouse and not the other. There are two categories of marital property; community property, and separate property. Community property is when spouses share all property equally. However, even...