Definition of Abutter

1. Noun. The owner of contiguous property.

Generic synonyms: Landholder, Landowner, Property Owner
Derivative terms: Abut

Definition of Abutter

1. n. One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river.

Definition of Abutter

1. Noun. One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the '''abutters''' on a street or a river. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Abutter

1. one that abuts [n -S] - See also: abuts

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abutter

abusiveness
abusivenesses
abustle
abut
abut on
abutilon
abutilons
abutment
abutment arch
abutments
abuts
abuy
abuzz
abvolate
abvolated
abvolates
abvolating
abvolt
abvolts
abwatt
abwatts
aby
abydocomist

Literary usage of Abutter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations by John Forrest Dillon (1911)
"The redress of the abutter, if any, is against the railroad company.1 We have seen that streets cannot be appropriated to private use, and that switches ..."

2. A Treatise on the Law of Eminent Domain in the United States by John Lewis (1900)
"And where the road has been built and is a great public convenience the abutter will be left to his remedy at law. Heilman v. Lebanon etc. RR Co., 180 Pa. ..."

3. University of pennsylvania law review and american law register (1908)
"COMPENSATION TO THE abutter FOR A NEW USE MADE OF THE HIGHWAY. In deciding whether an abutting property owner is entitled to compensation when a new use is ..."

4. A Treatise on the Law of Telegraph and Telephone Companies: Including by Sidney Walter Jones (1916)
"Same continued—abutter's Interest in soil—to what use he may put It. 112. ... The distinction—test whether fee is in abutter or public. 116. ..."

5. The American and English Encyclopaedia of Law by David Shephard Garland, James Cockcroft, Lucius Polk McGehee, Charles Porterfield (1904)
"But where the abutter suffers special injury,1 such as exclusion from the street, ... abutter Suffering Special Injury. — Burlington, etc., R. Co. v. ..."

6. A Treatise on the Law of Municipal Corporations by Howard Strickland Abbott (1906)
"In case of new use or unanticipated servitude, 1956, 1957. rights of abutter determined by character of title, 195G. when permitted to claim damages for ..."

7. A Treatise on the Law of Telegraph and Telephone Companies by Sidney Walter Jones (1906)
"Same continued—abutter's interest. 111. Same continued—exclusive and public use. 112. Same continued—opinion on subject. 113. ..."

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