47-06-06. Avulsion - Title - Reclamation by original owner - Limitations

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47-06-06. Avulsion - Title - Reclamation by original owner - Limitations

If a river or stream, navigable or not navigable, carries away by sudden violence a

considerable and distinguishable part of a bank and bears it to the opposite bank or to another

part of the same bank, the owner of the part carried away may reclaim it within a year after the

owner of the land to which it has been united takes possession thereof.

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