All property has an owner, whether that owner is the State, and the property public, or the owner an individual, and the property private. The State may also hold property as a private proprietor.
Cal. Civ. Code § 669
Owners [669. - [671.]]
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 33 Cal. 3d 699 - Delta Farms Reclamation District v. Superior Court (1983)
Most recently applied in In re Domum Locis LLC (December 2014)
Enacted 1872.
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