presumption of ownership

This presumption of ownership usually prevents the title to a roadway, or the land underneath it, passing to the Crown as ownerless property or 'bona vacantia'.

In "The Watch," a man gives a beggar a valuable heirloom watch by mistake; as he tries to recover it, certain presumptions of ownership and economic class are ruthlessly lampooned.

The presumption of ownership which follows from A's or X's possession may, for instance, be rebutted by a rival claimant, Y, who can show that he or his predecessor was in possession, and that A or X wrongfully dispossessed him.

These advantages include constructive notice to the public of the registrant's claim of ownership of the mark, a legal presumption of ownership nationwide and the exclusive right to use the mark on or in connection with the goods or services described in the registration.