United States v. Causby

United States v. Causby

"United States v. Causby" ussc|328|256|1946 was an important United States Supreme Court that held that the ancient common law doctrine of "ad coelum" had no legal effect "in the modern world."

Background

Under the common law, persons who owned real property owned "from the depths to the heavens".Thomas Merrill, "Establishing Ownership: First Possession versus Accession," p. 14, fn. 22-23, Law and Economics Workshop (University of California, Berkeley 2007 Paper 3), found at [http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1174&context=berkeley_law_econ CDLib website] . Retrieved September 17, 2008.] ["Cjus est solum, ejus est usque ad coelum et ad inferos." This has been translated as “To whomever the soil belongs, he owns also to the sky and the depths.” Black’s Law Dictionary (6th ed. 1990). From Merrill, fn. 22, "q.v.".]

Therefore, real estate traditionally has included all rights to water, oil, gas, and other minerals underground.

Holding

The United States Supreme Court held in this case that "this doctrine has no place in the modern world," ["United States v. Causby," 328 U.S. 256, 261 (1942), see ussc|328|256|1946. From Merrill, fn. 23, "q.v.".] at least as far as air rights are concerned, [ [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1117/can-i-declare-a-no-flight-zone-over-my-house The Straight Dope website] . Retrieved September 17, 2008.] but it remains as a source of law to this day, or "fundamental to property rights in land."

ee also

* Air rights
* Energy law
* List of notable United States Supreme Court cases
* Property law

References


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