Superfluous Lands
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. Lands acquired by a railway company under its statutory powers, and not required for the purposes of its undertaking. The company is bound, within a certain time, to sell such lands, and, if it does not, they vest in and become the property of the owners of the adjoining lands. 13 Ch. Div. 607. SUPERINDUCTIO (Lat.)
In the civil law. A species of obliteration. Dig. 28. 4. 1.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Lands acquired by a railroad company under its statutory powers and not required for the purpose of the undertaking. See 10 Jur. Rev. 281. Slips of land above and below a tunnel; 51
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910