One who takes possession of an abandoned thing with the intent to own it acquires ownership by occupancy. A thing is abandoned when its owner relinquishes possession with the intent to give up ownership.
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Abandoned things ACTIVE
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History
- enactment Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983