Land is the material of the earth, whatever may be the ingredients of which it is composed, whether soil, rock, or other substance, and includes free or occupied space for an indefinite distance upwards as well as downwards, subject to limitations upon the use of airspace imposed, and rights in the use of airspace granted, by law.
Cal. Civ. Code § 659
NATURE OF PROPERTY
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 82 Cal. App. 4th 511 - Friends of Mammoth v. Town of Mammoth Lakes Redevelopment Agency (2000)
Most recently applied in 222 Cal. App. 4th 1424 - Powell v. County of Humboldt (January 2014)
Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 860.
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