dedication
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 50 U.S. 10 - Irwin v. Dixion · 1850Most cited · 110 citing opinions
of land to public use
the idea of a dedication to the public of a use of land for a public road must rest on the clear assent of the owner, in some way, to such dedication. This assent may be proved by a deed or unsealed writing expressing such assent, or, as no fee in the land, but only an easement generally is given, it may be by parol or by acts inconsistent and irreconcilable with any construction except such consent.
How often courts cite the cases defining “dedication”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “dedication” — 141 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1849–1850
- ORIGINAL
land may be dedicated by the owner to highways, and without deed or much formality. Thus, if one allows his land long to be occupied by the public as a highway, such a dedication may be presumed. So if the actual user has not been long, but clearly acquiesced in. So if one makes a map of land proposed to be sold, with streets contiguous and for the accommodation of side owners, and sells accordingly, it may generally be presumed that he thus dedicates the land contiguous for the streets.
of land to public use