right of way

right-of-way.

1. The right to pass through property owned by another. • A right-of-way may be established by contract, by longstanding usage, or by public authority (as with a highway). Cf. EASEMENT. [Cases: Easements

1. C.J.S. Easements §§ 2–8, 13–14, 21–22, 24, 53–55, 57–58, 89.]

2. The right to build and operate a railway line or a highway on land belonging to another, or the land so used. [Cases: Railroads 69. C.J.S. Railroads §§ 182–189.]

3. The right to take precedence in traffic. [Cases: Automobiles 154, 171(4); Highways 99; C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 729–739, 741–746, 748, 1299.]

4. The strip of land subject to a nonowner’s right to pass through. — Also written right of way. Pl. rights-of-way.

private right-of-way. See EASEMENT.

public right-of-way. The right of passage held by the public in general to travel on roads, freeways, and other thoroughfares.


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