Principle

PROPERTY LAW — Abandoned Property — Meaning and Intention to Abandon Required

Area of law: PROPERTY LAW
Court: Supreme Court

Abandonment requires both intention and external act manifesting that intention. Intention is paramount; without it, no abandonment occurs. The principle applies to property law. The rule prevents finding abandonment from mere non-use or passage of time without intent. Lapse of time may evidence intention but…

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