Avulsion in United States
Avulsion Definition
(Lat. avellere, to tear away). The removal of a considerable quantity of soil from the land of one man, and its deposit upon or annexation to the land of another, suddenly and by the perceptible action of water. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 452. In such case, the property belongs to the first owner. Bracton, 221 ; Hargrave, Tract, de Jure Mar. j Schultes, Aq. Rights, 115-138. The perceptible character of the deposit distinguishes it from accretion (q.v.) See also,” “Reliction.”
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(Lat. avellere, to tear away). The removal of a considerable quantity of soil from the land of one man, and its deposit upon or annexation to the land of another, suddenly and by the perceptible action of water. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 452. In such case, the property belongs to the first owner. Bracton, 221 ; Hargrave, Tract, de Jure Mar. j Schultes, Aq. Rights, 115-138. The perceptible character of the deposit distinguishes it from accretion (q.v.) See also,” “Reliction.”
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