Dedication

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An appropriation of land to some public use, made by the owner, and accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public. Angell, Highways, c. Ill, § 132. There may be a dedication for pious and charitable purposes, as well as for public easements. 32 Barb. (N. Y.) 222. Dedications are either
(1) Statutory, being those in pursuance of a statute, or
(2) Common law, being that implied by acquiescence in the public user. It operates not by grant, but by estoppel. 9 Iowa, 451. “In common-law dedication, no particular formality is necessary. It is not affected by the statute of frauds. It may be made, either with or without writing, by any act of the owner, such as throwing open his land to public travel, or platting it and selling lots bounded by streets designated in the plat, thereby indicating a clear intention to dedicate. Or an acquiescence in the use of his land for a highway, or his declared assent to such use, will be sufficient; the dedications being proved in most, if not all, of the cases by matter in pais, and not by deed. The vital principle of the dedication is the intention to dedicate; and whenever this is unequivocally manifested, the dedication, so far as the owner of the soil is concerned, has been made. Time, therefore, though often a very material ingredient in the evidence, is not an indispensable ingredient in the act of dedication. If accepted and used by the public in the manner intended, the dedication is complete, precluding the owner and all claiming in his right from asserting any ownership inconsistent with such use. Dedication, therefore, is a conclusion of fact to be drawn by the jury from the circumstances of each particular case; the whole question, as against the owner of the soil, being whether there is sufficient evidence of an intenti6n on his part to dedicate the land to the public use as a highway.” 14 Cal. 642.

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An appropriation of land to some public use, made by the owner, and accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public. Angell, Highways, c. Ill, § 132. There may be a dedication for pious and charitable purposes, as well as for public easements. 32 Barb. (N. Y.) 222. Dedications are either
(1) Statutory, being those in pursuance of a statute, or
(2) Common law, being that implied by acquiescence in the public user. It operates not by grant, but by estoppel. 9 Iowa, 451. “In common-law dedication, no particular formality is necessary. It is not affected by the statute of frauds. It may be made, either with or without writing, by any act of the owner, such as throwing open his land to public travel, or platting it and selling lots bounded by streets designated in the plat, thereby indicating a clear intention to dedicate. Or an acquiescence in the use of his land for a highway, or his declared assent to such use, will be sufficient; the dedications being proved in most, if not all, of the cases by matter in pais, and not by deed. The vital principle of the dedication is the intention to dedicate; and whenever this is unequivocally manifested, the dedication, so far as the owner of the soil is concerned, has been made. Time, therefore, though often a very material ingredient in the evidence, is not an indispensable ingredient in the act of dedication. If accepted and used by the public in the manner intended, the dedication is complete, precluding the owner and all claiming in his right from asserting any ownership inconsistent with such use. Dedication, therefore, is a conclusion of fact to be drawn by the jury from the circumstances of each particular case; the whole question, as against the owner of the soil, being whether there is sufficient evidence of an intenti6n on his part to dedicate the land to the public use as a highway.” 14 Cal. 642.

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    Dedications — they come from the author’s heart, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); December 7, 2008; Julia Keller

    Alabama Law of Dedication and Reservation: It’s a Good Thing: Beachcroft Properties, LLP V. City of Alabaster, Jones Law Review; January 1, 2006; Eng, Regina Nelson

    PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED FOR OCTOBER 16 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL DEDICATION., States News Service; October 12, 2011

    Find the Right Focus for Your Dedication, The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; August 10, 2013; Rev. Vaughn Hoffman

    Gearing up for the WWII Memorial dedication: thousands are expected to attend the dedication of this long-overdue memorial., VFW Magazine; January 1, 2004; Blankenship, Janie

    Private Rights in Public Lands: The Chicago Lakefront, Montgomery Ward, and the Public Dedication Doctrine, Northwestern University Law Review; October 1, 2011; Kearney, Joseph D. Merrill, Thomas W.

    CEMETERY DEDICATION SUNDAY | CALLING ALL PATRIOTS | CROWD OF 3,000 EXPECTED FOR NATIONAL CE
    METERY CEREMONY, The Herald News – Joliet (IL); October 1, 1999

    Brotherly and Sisterly Dedications in Jane Austen’s Juvenilia, Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal; January 1, 2009; Sabor, Peter

    Understanding The New Georgia Forest Land Dedication Program., Mondaq Business Briefing; July 16, 2009; Watson, James

    Dedications and exactions: the Supreme Court levels the playing field., Appraisal Journal; October 1, 1995; Epstein, Paul C.

    Behind every good novel… ; Book dedications can reveal more about a writer’s personality, or their other half’s, than the novels they preface, writes Susan Johnson, The Irish Times; August 11, 2003

    Dedication to the Public: An Important Tool for Innovators., Mondaq Business Briefing; July 12, 2010

    A son’s and a community’s dedication: Residents rally time and talents to honor Ross Booth, The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV); August 8, 2007; Shelby Young

    Gearing Up for the WWII Memorial Dedication, VFW Magazine; January 1, 2004; Blankenship, Janie

    Highway 4 property dedication requirement ruled constitutional.(takings), California Planning & Development Report; October 1, 2007

    DEDICATION RESCHEDULED, Sun Publications (IL); February 23, 2000

    SOFT OPENING AND DEDICATION INFORMATION, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; August 23, 2011

    MLK Memorial Foundation Announces Plans for Aug. 28 MLK Memorial Dedication, Sentinel; May 12, 2011; Anonymous

    Daily dedication of the menora, Jerusalem Post; June 20, 1997; SHLOMO RISKIN

    Stratford panel sets date for dedication of war memorial, New Haven Register (New Haven, CT); November 19, 2004; Richard Weizel


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