Legal Definition and Related Resources of Lateral Support
Meaning of Lateral Support
Supported by that which is adjoining ; supported from the side .At common law every owner of land is entitled to lateral support from every other coterminous owner. Puckett v Sullivan Cal.App.2d 489, 12 Cal.Rptr. 55. It is the right which soil in its natural state has to support from land adjoining it. Weir v palm beach county , (Fla.) 85 So.2d865.
Lateral Support Alternative Definition
The support of land by the adjoining land; so called in contradistinction from “subjacent support,” that of the soil beneath. The right to such lateral support exists as a natural incident of real property (25 N. J. Law, 366; 122 Mass. 199) ; and an adjoining landowner who, by excavation on his own land, removes such lateral support, is liable in damages (135 Mass. 150; 57 Minn. 493).
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Concept of Lateral Support in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Lateral Support: The right of a landowner to the natural support of his land by adjoining land. The adjoining owner has the duty not to change his land (such as lowering it) so as to cause this support to be weakened or removed. See also: Subjacent Support.
Concept of Lateral Support in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Lateral Support: The right of a landowner to the natural support of his land by adjoining land. The adjoining owner has the duty not to change his land (such as lowering it) so as to cause this support to be weakened or removed. See also: Subjacent Support.
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