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7 Del. C. § 4502 (2026)

Cessions of public land to United States

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All cessions of public land, which have been made to the United States for public purposes, are recognized and ratified according to the terms thereof.

Code 1852, §  14;  Code 1915, §  14;  Code 1935, §  14;  7 Del. C. 1953, §  4504; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1956–1979 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Buckson v. Pennsylvania R.R., 228 A.2d 587 (Del. Super. Ct. 1967).
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State Ex Rel. Buckson v. Pennsylvania R.R., 228 A.2d 587 (Del. Super. Ct. 1967). · cites it 2× “7 Del.C. § 4502 (repealed in 1953). None of the statutes or legislative acts directly involve the lands in controversy.”
State Ex Rel. Dep't of Nat. Resources & Env't Control v. Phillips, 400 A.2d 299 (Del. Ch. 1979). “1935; 7 Del.C. § 4502. The question of whether defendants can obtain title against the State by adverse possession to the lands in question therefore depends on whether these lands are salt marsh, beach or shore, within the meaning of the Statute.”
Singewald v. Girden, 127 A.2d 607 (Del. Ch. 1956). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs claim that they are entitled to judgment based on the following reasoning: Undisputedly, the land claimed by defendant was originally public lands belonging to the State; 7 Del.C. § 4502, permitting adverse possession to run against the State with certain exceptions,…”
Commissioners of Lewes v. Blankenburg, 161 A.2d 424 (Del. Ch. 1960). “The following statute was in effect in 1935 (7 Del. C. § 4502): "A continued, uninterrupted and peaceable possession of any land, other than salt marsh, beach or shore, for 20 years by any person, or by those under whom he claims, shall be a bar to any claim of title in the…”
Singewald v. Girden, 139 A.2d 838 (Del. Ch. 1958). “NOTES [1] It was and is assumed that the land was not within the exceptions found in 7 Del.C. § 4502.”
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