Pedis possessio

Pedis possessio

In the common law there is a legal concept which has been responsible for establishing ownership throughout history. This concept involves the establishment of first possession of land. By walking on a property and defining its bounds, possession is established. A legal phrase - Pedis Possesseo has been used in the law to describe walking on a property to establish possession. Legal dictionaries [Cite web |url=http://www.law-dictionary.org/PEDIS+POSSESSIO.asp?q=PEDIS+POSSESSIO |title=PEDIS POSSESSIO : on Law Dictionary |accessdate=2008-04-28] put forth this definition. Pedis Possessio has been described as the actual possession of land within bounds set forth by the need of a mine claimant and operator to improve and work a claim for its mineral value. Violation of set boundaries are avoided and violence prevented by the establishment of title using the concept of pedis possesseo. [Cite web |url=http://www.maden.hacettepe.edu.tr/dmmrt/index.html |title=Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms |accessdate=2008-04-28]

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  • possession in fact — Actual possession, sometimes called possession in deed,–an actual and continuous occupancy or exercise of full dominion. This may be either, first, an occupancy in fact of the whole that is in possession, which is ordinarily called pedis… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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